Platynota species 3

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 : 417

60. Platynota species 3 (new species—triangular brown blotch).

We examined three males and a female from Emerald Valley that appear to represent another undescribed species of Platynota . Male haves a broad costal fold that extends about one-third the length of the forewing; complex scaling of the frons; and relatively short sensory setae of the antenna.

Specimens examined: Honduras: Dept. Cortés, Yojoa, Emerald Valley , 14.9250, -88.0481, 16 Dec 2021 (3♂, 1♀), blacklight, E. van den Berghe ( EAP) .