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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricoidea) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricidae) » Tortricinae » Sparganothini » Platynota » Platynota larreana - Hodges#3735 (Platynota larreana)

Species Platynota larreana - Hodges#3735

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Food · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Moth - Platynota larreana Moth 37 - Platynota larreana Moth - Platynota larreana
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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 larreana (Platynota larreana - Hodges#3735)
Hodges Number
3735
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Platynota larreana (Comstock, 1939)
Sparagnothis larreana Comstock, 1939
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet for the host plant genus.
Size
Wingspan 18-18.5 mm (Comstock, 1939).
Forewing length 7-9.5 mm. (1)
Pupa 9 mm (Comstock, 1939).
Identification
Adult - rust brown.
Larva - bright green.
Range
Mojave Desert, from Owens Valley California to western Arizona. (1)
Season
Adults fly February to May. (1)
Food
The larva is a leaf tier on creosote bush (Larrea tridentata) (Comstock,1939). Dammers reared it on evening primrose (Oenothera) and butterflybush (Buddleja).
Remarks
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Print References
Comstock, J.A., 1939. A new Sparganothis with notes on early stages (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae). Southern California Academy of Sciences 38(2): 120-121, pl.27.
Powell, J.A. & J.W. Brown, 2012. The Moths of North America. Fascicle 8.1: p.133, pl.F.3-8.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
John Henry Comstock (1849-1931
Works Cited
1.Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.
Contributed by Jason J. Dombroskie on 3 January, 2013 - 8:38pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy, Blocky
Last updated 11 January, 2022 - 3:09pm

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