View source for Platynota flavedana

{{Short description|Species of moth}}
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| image = Platynota flavedana (14449691097).jpg
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| genus = Platynota (moth)
| species = flavedana
| authority = [[James Brackenridge Clemens|Clemens]], 1860<ref>[http://www.tortricidae.com/catalogueGenusList.asp?gcode=733 tortricidae.com]</ref><ref>[http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=3732 mothphotographersgroup]</ref>
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*''Teras concursana'' <small>Walker, 1863</small>
*''Platynota iridana'' <small>Barnes & Busck, 1920</small>
*''Teras laterana'' <small>Robinson, 1869</small>
*''Teras tinctana'' <small>Walker, 1863</small>
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'''''Platynota flavedana''''', the '''black-shaded platynota moth''', is a species of [[moth]] of the family [[Tortricidae]]. It is found in the United States from [[Minnesota]] to [[Maine]], south to [[North Carolina]] and west to [[Arizona]].<ref>[http://bugguide.net/node/view/57428 Bug Guide]</ref>
The length of the forewings is 5-6.5&nbsp;mm for males and 6-8.5&nbsp;mm for females.
The larvae feed on various plants and have been recorded on ''[[Acer (genus)|Acer]]'', ''[[Eupatorium]]'', ''[[Helianthus]]'', ''[[Dianthus caryophyllus]]'', ''[[Helianthemum]]'', ''[[Hypericum perforatum]]'', ''[[Rhododendron]]'', ''[[Trifolium]]'', ''[[Sassafras]]'', ''[[Gossypium hirsutum]]'', ''[[Gossypium thurberi]]'', ''[[Fragaria]]'', ''[[Prunus persica]]'', ''[[Rose|Rosa]]'' and ''[[Citrus]]'' species.<ref>[http://idtools.org/id/leps/tortai/Platynota_flavedana.htm TortAI - Factsheet]</ref>
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