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    Platynota subargentea

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    Platynota subargentea
    Scientific classification Edit this classification
    Domain: Eukaryota
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Arthropoda
    Class: Insecta
    Order: Lepidoptera
    Family: Tortricidae
    Genus: Platynota
    Species:
    P. subargentea
    Binomial name
    Platynota subargentea
    Walsingham, 1913[1]

    Platynota subargentea is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Costa Rica.

    The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are shining, silvery grey, with transverse lines and spots of raised scales. The costa from near the base is shaded with brown, which extends around the apex to below the middle of the termen. The hindwings are chestnut brown.[2]

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    1. ^ tortricidae.com
    2. ^ botanicus.org


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