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Platynota stultana Wlsm. Rose buds, variety Briarcliff--showing injury by larvae of this moth. Buds show discolored areas, holes in the petals, petals webbed together, and distortion. Alexandria, Virginia.

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Unknown. 1934. “Platynota stultana Wlsm. Rose buds, variety Briarcliff--showing injury by larvae of this moth. Buds show discolored areas, holes in the petals, petals webbed together, and distortion. Alexandria, Virginia..” Special Collections, USDA National Agricultural Library. Accessed August 24, 2024, https://www.nal.usda.gov/exhibits/speccoll/items/show/12318.