Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Tufted Apple-Bud Moth
Platynota idaeusalis (Walker, 1859)


Family: Tortricidae
Subfamily: Tortricinae
Identification: Forewing ash gray with obscure blackish and brown shading. Thin st. and terminal lines and small squarish patch at middle of outer margin. Hindwing grayish brown.
Wing Span: 1.2-2.5 cm.
Life History:
Flight: May-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Apple, ashes, black walnut, boxelder, clover, goldenrod, pines, willows, and other plants.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Throughout eastern North America.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: Species name changed from ideausalis to idaeusalis in 7/2009 as per Hugh McGuinness.