Platynota larreana

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Platynota larreana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Platynota
Species:
P. larreana
Binomial name
Platynota larreana
(Comstock, 1939) [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Sparganothis larreanaComstock, 1939

Platynota larreana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the United States from the Mojave Desert in California to western Arizona.

The wingspan is 18-18.5 mm. Adults are rust brown. They are on wing from February to May.

The larvae feed on Larrea tridentata . They have also been reared on Oenothera and Buddleja species. The larvae are bright green. [3]

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