Platynota stultana
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Platynota |
| Species: | P. stultana |
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| Platynota stultana Walsingham, 1884[1] | |
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The omnivorous leafroller (Platynota stultana) is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Mexico and the United States (California, Arizona,[2] Texas, Florida and Hawaii[3]).
The wingspan is about 14 mm. Adults are on wing year-round. There are four to six generations per year in California.
Larvae have been recorded on a wide range of plants. It is considered a serious economic pest of greenhouse plants and vineyards. Feeding damage to grape leads to bunch-rot, resulting in crop losses amounting to 80%. Furthermore the larvae are known to cause "surface erosion that diminishes the market value of fruit"[4] including citrus, stone fruits and berries.[5]
References
- ↑ tortricidae.com
- ↑ Brown, John W. (2013-04-01). "Two New Neotropical Species of Platynota with Comments on Platynota stultana Walsingham and Platynota xylophaea (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 115 (2): 128–139. doi:10.4289/0013-8797.115.2.128. ISSN 0013-8797.
- ↑ Goglia, Lorenzo; Formisano, Giorgio; Guastaferro, Valentino Maria; Albano, Lorenza; Crispo, Domenico Giuseppe; Griffo, Raffaele; Di Prisco, Gennaro; Giorgini, Massimo (2026-01-21). "The Invasive Nearctic Pest Platynota stultana Walsingham (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Is Established in Southern Italy". Insects. 17 (1): 122. doi:10.3390/insects17010122. ISSN 2075-4450. PMC 12842250. PMID 41598976.
- ↑ Goglia, Lorenzo; Formisano, Giorgio; Guastaferro, Valentino Maria; et al. (2026-01-21). "The Invasive Nearctic Pest Platynota stultana Walsingham (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Is Established in Southern Italy". Insects. 17 (1): 122. doi:10.3390/insects17010122. ISSN 2075-4450. PMC 12842250. PMID 41598976.
- ↑ "Platynota stultana. EPPO Datasheets on Pests Recommended for Regulation". European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
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