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.
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Observation date: Jul 12, 2023
Submitted by: Quaker state mothing
Region: Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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Region: Jackson County, Illinois, United States
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Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Robertson County, Tennessee, United States
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Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: Aug 12, 2024
Submitted by: SWilliams
Region: York County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Aug 13, 2024
Observation date: Aug 03, 2024
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: Jul 26, 2024
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
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Verified date: Jul 28, 2024
Observation date: Jul 27, 2024
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
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Verified date: Jul 28, 2024
Observation date: Jul 13, 2024
Submitted by: Steven Wilson
Region: Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jul 14, 2024
Observation date: Jul 06, 2024
Submitted by: TJ in Derry
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
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Verified date: Jul 09, 2024
Observation date: Jun 28, 2024
Submitted by: David Trently
Region: Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: Jun 14, 2024
Submitted by: kristasessions
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 23, 2024
Observation date: Jun 06, 2024
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jun 07, 2024
Observation date: Sep 08, 2023
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States
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Verified date: May 15, 2024
Observation date: Apr 27, 2024
Submitted by: Bookworm86
Region: Bedford County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: May 12, 2024
Observation date: Aug 31, 2023
Submitted by: Susan McSwain
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 14, 2024
Observation date: Aug 22, 2023
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
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Verified date: Sep 14, 2023
Observation date: Sep 11, 2023
Submitted by: StevebrownLepid
Region: Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Sep 12, 2023
Observation date: Aug 07, 2023
Submitted by: nehall
Region: Martinsville, Virginia, United States
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Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 29, 2023
Observation date: Aug 26, 2022
Submitted by: Niayre
Region: DeKalb County, Georgia, United States
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Verified date: Jul 23, 2023
Observation date: Jul 12, 2023
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 16, 2023
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