Platynota nigrocervina is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the United States from Texas, Oklahoma and Colorado to Michigan south to Florida.
| Platynota nigrocervina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Platynota |
| Species: | P. nigrocervina
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| Binomial name | |
| Platynota nigrocervina | |
The wingspan is 20–23 mm. Adults are on wing from March to September in most of the range, but year round in Florida.
The larvae feed on Zea mays and Abelmoschus esculentus.[3]
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