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Platynota larreana

Synonyms: Sparganothis larreana

Wikipedia Abstract

Platynota larreana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. 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.
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Prey / Diet

Larrea tridentata (creosotebush)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0