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Tortricidae
51a0434 – 3743   Platynota exasperatana (Zeller, 1876)
             Exasperating Platynota

- © Karl Hillig
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • exasperatana (Zeller, 1876) (Tortrix) - MONA 1983: 3743
  • scotiana (McDunnough, 1961) (Sparganothis)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Platynota exasperatana: Includes as a synonym Platynota scotiana [3742].
    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.
    • 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. 120; pl. E.11-16. order or free PDF
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Zeller, P.C., 1875. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der nordamericanischen Nachtfalter, besonders der Microlepidopteren. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 25: 207-360.
    Platynota exasperatana
    - © Machele White
    Platynota exasperatana
    - © Nolie Schneider
    Platynota exasperatana
    - © Dallas Hudson
    Platynota exasperatana
    - © Carol Wolf
    Platynota exasperatana
    - © Ken Childs
    Platynota exasperatana
    - © Ken Childs
    Platynota exasperatana
    - 13mm – © Jim Vargo
    Platynota exasperatana
    - 17mm – © U. S. National Museum
    Platynota exasperatana
    - 15mm – © U. S. National Museum
    Platynota exasperatana
    - 12mm – © U. S. National Museum

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