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Species Platynota labiosana - Hodges#3738

Platynota labiosana, 3738 - Platynota labiosana

Tortricidae? - Platynota labiosana - male

Sparganothini - Platynota labiosana - male

Platynota labiosana? - Platynota labiosana

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Tortricoidea (Tortricid Moths)

Family Tortricidae (Tortricid Moths)

Subfamily Tortricinae

Tribe Sparganothini

Genus Platynota

Species labiosana (Platynota labiosana - Hodges#3738)

Hodges Number

3738

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Platynota labiosana (Zeller, 1875)

Tortrix (Platynota) labiosana Zeller, 1875 (1)

Platynota rubiginis Walsingham, 1913

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet from Latin labiosus meaning "having large, blubbery lips," for the elongated labial palps.

Size

Forewing length 6-9 mm. (2)

Range

Southern California and Utah to Texas(3) and southern Colorado. (2)

Type locality: Texas (Belfrage). (1)

Season

The main flight period appears to be March to September; year round in Texas. (4)

Remarks

BOLD:ACF3279 (AZ)

BOLD:AAF1015 (CA)

Print References

Powell, J.A. & J.W. Brown, 2012. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 8.1: p. 127; pl. E.36-40.(5)

Powell, J.A., and P.A. Opler 2009. Moths of Western North America. University of California Press. pl. 19, fig. 41; p. 155.(2)

Zeller, P.C., 1875. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der nordamericanischen Nachtfalter, besonders der Microlepidopteren. Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 25: 237. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

BOLD - Barcode of Life Data Systems

Philipp Christoph Zeller (1808-1883)

Works Cited

1.	Beiträge zur Kenntniss der nordamericanischen Nachtfalter, besonders der Microlepidopteren, vol. 3. Phillip Christoph Zeller. 1875. Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 25: 207-360.

2.	Moths of Western North America Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.

3.	Moths of Brackenridge Field Laboratory University of Texas at Austin

4.	North American Moth Photographers Group

5.	The Moths of North America north of Mexico Fascicle 8.1 Sparganothini and Atteriini Jerry A. Powell & John W. Brown. 2012. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.

Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 8 September, 2009 - 9:13am
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy, Blocky
Last updated 11 January, 2022 - 3:14pm

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