Platynota stultana Walsingham, 1884 a new record for Malta (Tortricidae: Tortricinae, Sparganothini)
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Lepidoptera, Tortricidae, Platynota stultana, Maltese IslandsAbstract
Platynota stultana Walsingham, 1884 is reported for the first time from the Maltese Islands. A Maltese name is proposed for this new record.
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