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| species = '''''P. exasperatana'''''
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| binomial = ''Platynota exasperatana''
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| binomial_authority = (Zeller, 1875)<ref>[http://www.tortricidae.com/catalogueGenusList.asp?gcode=733 tortricidae.com]</ref><ref>[http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=3743 mothphotographersgroup]</ref>
| binomial_authority = ([[Philipp Christoph Zeller|Zeller]], 1875)<ref>[http://www.tortricidae.com/catalogueGenusList.asp?gcode=733 tortricidae.com]</ref><ref>[http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=3743 mothphotographersgroup]</ref>
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*''Tortrix exasperatana'' <small>Zeller, 1875</small>
*''Tortrix exasperatana'' <small>Zeller, 1875</small>
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*''Platynota scotiana''
*''Platynota scotiana''
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'''''Platynota exasperatana''''', the '''Exasperating Platynota Moth''', is a species of [[moth]] of the [[Tortricidae]] family. It is found from [[Quebec]] to [[Florida]], west to [[Texas]] and north to [[Michigan]] and [[Ontario]].
'''''Platynota exasperatana''''', the '''exasperating platynota moth''', is a species of [[moth]] of the [[Tortricidae]] family. It is found in North America from [[Quebec]] to [[Florida]], west to [[Texas]] and north to [[Michigan]] and [[Ontario]].


The [[wingspan]] is about 13&nbsp;mm. The forewings are pale grey, shaded with darker grey to blackish in the median and basal areas and marked with traces of black lines. The hindwings vary from light to dark brownish-grey. Adults have been recorded on wing from July to August.<ref>[http://bugguide.net/node/view/67239 Bug Guide]</ref>
The [[wingspan]] is about 13&nbsp;mm. The forewings are pale grey, shaded with darker grey to blackish in the median and basal areas and marked with traces of black lines. The hindwings vary from light to dark brownish grey. Adults have been recorded on wing from July to August.<ref>[http://bugguide.net/node/view/67239 Bug Guide]</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 03:28, 19 June 2016

Platynota exasperatana
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P. exasperatana
Binomial name
Platynota exasperatana
(Zeller, 1875)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix exasperatana Zeller, 1875
  • Sparganothis scotiana McDunnough, 1961
  • Platynota scotiana

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

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are pale grey, shaded with darker grey to blackish in the median and basal areas and marked with traces of black lines. The hindwings vary from light to dark brownish grey. Adults have been recorded on wing from July to August.[3]

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