Platynota helianthes (Meyrick, 1932)

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

58. Platynota helianthes (Meyrick, 1932) .

It is likely that P. helianthes , described from a female, is synonymous with P. subargentea Walsingham, 1913 , described from a male. Both have type localities in Costa Rica. The species is recorded from Mexico, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. Based on specimens in the USNM, Brown et al. (2011) reported the following larval hosts plants for the species: Jatropha gossypifolia L. ( Euphorbiaceae ), Casearia corymbosa H. B. & K. ( Flacourtiaceae ), Leucania leucocephala (Lam.) De Wit ( Fabaceae ), Mimosa pellita Humb. & Bonpl. Ex Wild. (= Mimosa pigra L.) ( Fabaceae ), Parkinsonia aculeata L. ( Fabaceae ), and Psidium guajava L. ( Myrtaceae ).

Specimens examined: Honduras: Dept. Cortés, San Pedro Sula , 18 Dec 1980 (1♂), S. Passoa, reared, possibly on okra ( SCPC) . Dept. Comayagua, Comayagua, 1 Feb 1961 (1♀), reared from cacao leaves, 16 May 1980 (1♀), S. Passoa ( SCPC) . Dept. Cortés, Yojoa , 740 m, 16 Dec 2021 (1♀), blacklight, E. van den Berghe ( EAP) . Dept. Francisco Morazán, [El] Zamorano, Esc. Pan. [Escuela Agrícola Panamericana], 10 Dec 1978 (1♂), 29 May 1981 (1♀) Fajardo-Espinoza, pupa encontrada en hoja, genitalia slide # 261 S. Passoa coll. ( SCPC) . Same locality, 14 Sep 1981, em: 30 Sep 1981 (1♂), reared from cotton ( SCPC) . Dept. Francisco Morazán, Zamorano central, 30 Jan 2021 (1♀), E. van den Berghe ( EAP) . Dept. Francisco Morazán, Reserva Biol. Uyuca , 1700 m, 21 Sep 2019 (1♀), E. van den Berghe ( EAP) .