Platynota species 2

Passoa, Steven C., Brown, John W., Dombroskie, Jason J., Young, James D. & Berghe, Eric Van Den, 2025, Annotated list of the Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) of Honduras, Zootaxa 5633 (3), pp. 401-434 : 416-417

59. Platynota species 2 (new species—pale orange).

We examined a series of specimens from Comayagua and Bejuco Farm that appear to represent an undescribed species of Platynota . The female genitalia are characterized by the absence of a signum, and the male genitalia by a broadly rounded sacculus. Specimens from Honduras were reared from Acalypha setosa A. Rich. ( Euphorbiaceae ) and Lantana camara L. ( Verbenaceae ).

Specimens examined: Honduras: Dept. Cortés, Distrito Hiquerito, Bejuco Farm , Aug 1956 (3♂, 3♀), reared from Acalypha setosa (USNM) . Dept. Comayagua, Comayagua, 10 May 1980 (1♂), 24 Jan 1980 (1♂), 22 Jun 1980 (1♀), Recursos Station , 8 Jul 1979 (1♀), 5 Oct 1979 (1♀), S. Passoa ( SCPC). [El] Zamorano, Sep 1953 (1♀), reared from Lantana camara, N. Krauss (USNM) .