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Tortricidae 51a0433 – 3740   Platynota idaeusalis (Walker, 1859)              Tufted Apple Budmoth

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Asteraceae Betulaceae Adoxaceae[Caprifoliaceae] Cornaceae Ericaceae Fabaceae Fagaceae Moraceae Oleaceae Papaveraceae Pinaceae Ranunculaceae Rhamnaceae Rosaceae Rutaceae Salicaceae Solanaceae Vitaceae...  Host genera: Albizia Betula Ceanothus Citrus[=Citrofortunella] Clematis Cornus Fraxinus Maclura Malus Pinus Prunus Quercus Rubus Salix Sanguinaria Solanum Solidago Trifolium Vaccinium Vernonia Viburnum Vitis.  Notes: polyphagous on herbs (Forbes 1923); polyphagous on fruit trees (Zhang 1994); fruits & leaves (Chapman & Lienk 1971); leaf-rolling (Klem & Zaspel 2019).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Description/ Field Marks: See TortAI species page at idtools.org Genitalia: See TortAI species page at idtools.org Similar Species: 51a0436 Platynota rostrana: and. 51a0443 Platynota flavedana: are similar. The two species can be distinguished easily from each other by the scaling on the head - with a complex “hood” in rostrana, a simple one in flavedana - difficult to see well in photographs. See Platynota comparisons for larger photos and comparison with P. idaeusalis. ~ contributed by John Brown. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: idaeusalis (Walker, 1859) (Hypena) - MONA 1983: 3740 dioptrica (Meyrick, 1922) (Phylacteritis) sentana Clemens, 1860 (Platynota)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Powell, J. A. & J. W. Brown, 2012. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 8.1: p. 118; pl. E.5-10. order or free PDF Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Tortricid ID - Identification Technology Program (ITP) Species Page at iNaturalist

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