Bug FAQOmnivorous Platynota Moth
Platynota rostrana · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Tortricidae
The adult moth has a wingspan of about 13 to 17 millimetres. It occurs in many U.S. states, throughout Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, parts of South America such as Venezuela and Brazil, and has been found occasionally in Europe.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Wingspan ranges from 13 mm to 17 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 14 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Hawaii, Georgia, Oklahoma.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Tortricidae)
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platynota_rostrana
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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.