Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Platphalonidia campicolana (Walsingham, 1879)
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Cochylis campicolana Walsingham, 1879
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#3765 in the 1983 Hodges checklist.
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Phylogenetic sequence #620192
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet from Latin campus colō meaning "dwells in fields."
Numbers
Nine species of the genus
Platphalonidia occur in America north of Mexico.
(4)Size
Powell & Opler (2009) listed the forewing length 6.5-8 mm.
(5)Range
Powell & Opler (2009) reported California.
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Moth Photographers Group map includes California to Washington and northeastern North America.
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Holotype ♂ from Mendocino County, California in BMNH.
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(5)Season
Powell & Opler (2009) reported a May to July flight period.
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Moth Photographers Group displays records to September.
(4)Life Cycle
Powell & Opler (2009) reported the larval biology is unknown.
(5)Remarks
Platphalonidia, has been synonymized with Phalonidia by Razowski, 2011: "Remarks: Platphalonidia was described for Phalonia felix Walsingham, 1895 and over 10 other species from the New World. Unfortunately the type-species belongs to Phalonidia and differs from the remaining New World species."
Only felix was officially moved. The rest appear to have been moved to Platphalonia by Metzler & Albu, 2013, however, as of 8/18/2015 Tortricid.net has those other species placed in Phalonidia.
Print References
Metzler, E.H. & Albu, V., 2013: The description of Platphalonia magdalenae (Tortricidae, Tortricinae, Euliini, Cochylina) found nectaring diurnally on Centromada pungens (Asteraceae) in the Central Valley of California along with a list of species of Platphalonia.
Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society, 67(3):
156-160
Powell, J.A. & P.A. Opler 2009.
Moths of Western North America. University of California Press. plate 20, fig. 13; p. 157.
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Razowski, 1985. On the generic groups Saphenista and Cochylis (Tortricidae).
Nota lepidopterologica. 8(1):
58
Razowski, J., 2011. Diagnoses and Remarks on Genera of Tortricidae, 2: Cochylini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae).
SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología 39(156):
397-414
Walsingham, Lord. 1879. North-American Torticidae.
Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum 4:
29;
Pl.67, f.4.
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