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

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Similar Species: 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) - MONA 1983: [3742] Taxonomic Notes: Platynota exasperatana: Includes as a synonym Platynota scotiana [3742].

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) 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 Species Page at iNaturalist 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.

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