Platynota subargentea

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Platynota subargentea
Scientific classification
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 Tortricidae family. 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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