Platynota exasperatana

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Platynota exasperatana, the exasperating platynota moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America from Quebec to Florida, west to Texas and north to Michigan and Ontario.

Platynota exasperatana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Platynota
Species:
P. exasperatana
Binomial name
Platynota exasperatana
(Zeller, 1875)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix exasperatana Zeller, 1875
  • Sparganothis scotiana McDunnough, 1961
  • Platynota scotiana

The wingspan is about 13 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from July to August.[3]

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