Platynota rostrana

Platynota rostrana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Platynota
Species:
P. rostrana
Binomial name
Platynota rostrana
(Walker, 1863)[1]
Synonyms
  • Teras rostrana Walker, 1863
  • Teras connexana Walker, 1863
  • Teras repandana Walker, 1863
  • Teras saturatana Walker, 1863

Platynota rostrana, the omnivorous platynota moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from the United States (where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia),[2] south through Mexico and Central America to South America (including Venezuela and Brazil). Its native range also includes the West Indies. It has been recorded from Europe, where it may temporarily establish through accidental importation in tropical plants.[3]

The wingspan is 13–17 mm.[4]

References

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  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Hants Moths
  4. ^ Platynota rostrana (Walker) (Tortricidae) and Phidotricha erigens Raganot (Pyralidae): artificial diet effects on biological cycle


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