Moth Photographers Group – Platynota idaeusalis

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Tortricidae

51a0433 – 3740 Platynota idaeusalis (Walker, 1859)

Tufted Apple Budmoth

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Description/ Field Marks:	See TortAI species page at idtools.org
Genitalia:	See TortAI species page at idtools.org
Similar Species:	Platynota rostrana and P. 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

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
Gilligan, T. M. & M. E. Epstein, 2014. Tortricids of Agricultural Importance to the United States (TortAI). Identification Technology Program (ITP), USDA/APHIS/PPQ/CPHST, Fort Collins, CO, species page at idtools.org.
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
Species Page at Block Island Moths
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
Species Page at Mass Moths