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Tortricidae 51a0212.1 – 3833   Platphalonidia lavana (Busck, 1907)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: lavana (Busck, 1907) (Phalonia) - MONA 1983: 3834 Taxonomic Notes: Platphalonidia lavana (Busck, 1907), formerly placed in Metzler and Albu (2013), revised status, Brown et al. (2019:S2).

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Brown, J.W. L. Aarvik, M. Heikkila, R. Brown, M. Mutanen, 2019. A molecular phylogeny of Cochylina, with confirmation of its relationship to Euliina (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Systematic Entomology, 45(1): 1-15; Appendix S2. Metzler, E.H. & J.W. Brown, 2014. An updated check list of the Cochylina (Tortricidae, Tortricinae, Euliini) of North America north of Mexico including Greenland, with comments on classification and identification. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 68(4): 274-282. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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