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Tortricidae 51a0436 – 3745   Platynota rostrana (Walker, 1863)              Omnivorous Platynota

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Aizoaceae Amaranthaceae Anacardiaceae Annonaceae Apiaceae Aquifoliaceae Araliaceae Asparagaceae[Liliaceae] Asteraceae Berberidaceae Bromeliaceae Caricaceae Caryocaraceae Caryophyllaceae Crassulaceae E..  Host genera: Abies Acacia[unresolved] Abelmoschus Amaranthus Amasonia Amorpha Ananas Annona Apium Asparagus Bauhinia Bastardia Berberis Brosimum Byrsonima Caesalpinia Cajanus Capsicum Carica Carya Caryocar Caseari...  Notes: Arachis(?) Drosera(?) Eucalyptus(?) (Heppner 2007); Myrsine[=Rapanea].  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: 51a0436 Platynota rostrana: and P. flavedana are similar. The two species can be distinguished easily from each other by the scaling on the head - with a complex “hood” in rostrana, a simple one in flavedana - difficult to see well in photographs. See Platynota comparisons for larger photos and comparison with P. idaeusalis. ~ contributed by John Brown. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: rostrana (Walker, 1863) (Teras) - MONA 1983: 3745 connexana (Walker, 1863) (Teras) repandana (Walker, 1863) (Teras) saturatana (Walker, 1863) (Teras)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Powell, J. A. & J. W. Brown, 2012. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 8.1: p. 122; pl. E.22-26. order or free PDF Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Tortricid ID - Identification Technology Program (ITP) Species Page at iNaturalist

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