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Tortricidae
51a0206.1 – 3831   Platphalonidia felix (Walsingham, 1895)

DNA © Charles Melton
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Synonymy:
  • felix (Walsingham, 1895) (Phalonia) - MONA 1983: 3760
      Type locality: Loveland, CO.
  • Taxonomic Notes: Platphalonidia felix (Walsingham, 1895), formerly placed to Phalonidia in Metzler and Albu (2013), revised status in 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.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 20.7f; p. 158. Book Review and ordering
    • Razowski, J., 2011. Diagnoses and Remarks on Genera of Tortricidae, 2: Cochylini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterologia, 39(156): 397-414.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Walsingham, L.T.d.G., 1895. New species of North American Tortricidæ. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1895: 498.
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