Honca grandis ( Busck, 1907 ) Brown, 2019

Brown, John W., 2019, New genera, new species, and new combinations in New World Cochylina (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae), Zootaxa 4671 (2), pp. 195-222 : 204

Honca grandis ( Busck, 1907) , new combination

Figs. 7 , 23 , 37

Phalonia grandis Busck, 1907: 23 ; McDunnough 1939: 60.

[Incertae sedis] grandis: Powell 1983: 42 .

[ Cochylini New Genus 4] grandis: Brown 2005: 208 ; Metzler and Brown 2014: 278.

Honca grandis can be distinguished from nearly all other North American Cochylini by its large size (forewing length 11.0– 12.5 mm, mean = 11.8 mm, n = 5, in males; 11.5–13.0 mm, mean = 12.2 mm, n = 6, in females). The forewing pattern ( Fig. 8 ), which is similar to that of Henricus umbrabasana , features a cream ground color with a large pale reddish-brown triangular blotch occupying the middle of the hind margin, a narrow concolorous line along the basal 0.33 of the costa, and a concolorous dot near mid-costa. The hindwing is pale cream with pale graybrown mottling. The forewing pattern and the absence of a male forewing costal fold distinguish H. grandis from species of Phtheochroa , which also are among the largest North American Cochylina.

Honca grandis is rare in collections. The early stages are unknown. Captures extend from June through July, with a single record from August. The species is apparently restricted to montane habitats in the western United States, with specimens recorded from Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming (CSUC, USNM, EME, AMNH, MSC) at elevations between 6,400 and 7,400 feet.

Holotype ♀, USA, Colorado, Jefferson Co., Golden, Chimney Gulch , 1 Jul 1904, Oslar ( USNM).

Figures

FIGURES 1–10. Adults of Cochylini genera. 1. Anacochylidia maderana, Madera Canyon, Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona (EME). 2. Cagiva cephalanthana, Dorman Lake, Oktibbeha Co., Mississippi (USNM). 3. Atroposia oenotherana, Houston, Harris Co., Texas (USNM). 4. Atroposia oenotherana, Radisson, Onondaga Co., New York (USNM). 5. Cybilla hubbardana, Shafter, Presidio Co., Texas (USNM). 6. Cybilla hubbardana, Lordsburg, Hidalgo Co., New Mexico (CNC). 7. Honca grandis, Chimney Gulch, Golden, Colorado (USNM). 8. Pogospinia floridana, Long Key State Park, Monroe Co., Florida (USNM). 9. Nycthia pimama, Portal, Cochise Co., Arizona (USNM). 10. Nycthia yuccatana, Falcon State Park, Starr Co., Texas (USNM).

FIGURES 19–26. Male genitalia of Cochylini genera. 19. Anacochylidia maderana, Palmerlee, Arizona, USNM slide 23,359. 20. Atroposia oenotherana, Padre Island National Seashore, Texas, USNM slide 153,596. 21. Cagiva cephalanthana, Dorman Lake, Mississippi, USNM slide 150,530. 22. Cybilla hubbardana, Tucson, Arizona, USNM slide 29,397. 23. Honca grandis, Ogden Canyon, Utah, USNM slide 153,598. 24. Nycthia pimama, Blair Valley, California, USNM slide 144,042. 25. Nycthia yuccatana, Laguna Atacosa, Texas, USNM slide 120,405. 26. Pogospinia floridana, Key Largo, Florida, USNM slide 23,249.

FIGURES 33–38. Female genitalia of Cochylini genera. 33. Anacochylidia maderana, Palmerlee,Arizona, USNM slide 23,358. 34. Atroposia oenotherana, Padre Island National Seashore, Texas, USNM slide 153,597. 35. Cagiva cephalanthana, Dorman, Mississippi, USNM slide 153,609. 36. Cybilla hubbardana (holotype), Tucson, Arizona, USNM slide 23833. 37. Honca grandis, Wellsville, Utah, USNM slide 153,599. 38. Nycthia pimama, Miller Canyon, Arizona, slide MGP 660.