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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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Jul 22, 2025
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 16, 2025
Observation date: May 23, 2024
Submitted by: Michele Pollock
Region: Brown County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 16, 2025
Observation date: Jun 03, 2025
Submitted by: David Trently
Region: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 06, 2025
Observation date: Aug 13, 2025
Submitted by: vvryabyy
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 17, 2025
Observation date: Aug 09, 2025
Submitted by: naj.pilla
Region: Porter County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 10, 2025
Observation date: Aug 02, 2025
Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: Morris County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Aug 02, 2025
Observation date: Jul 04, 2025
Submitted by: SWilliams
Region: York County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 08, 2025
Observation date: Jun 26, 2025
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 27, 2025
Observation date: Jun 20, 2025
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jun 22, 2025
Observation date: Jun 14, 2025
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 15, 2025
Observation date: Jun 12, 2025
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 14, 2025
Observation date: Jul 12, 2023
Submitted by: Quaker state mothing
Region: Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 14, 2025
Observation date: Jul 20, 2023
Submitted by: mathgeek
Region: Jackson County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 11, 2025
Observation date: Nov 08, 2024
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 09, 2024
Observation date: Jul 31, 2024
Submitted by: KABerry
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 26, 2024
Observation date: Sep 10, 2024
Submitted by: Colleen K
Region: Robertson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 10, 2024
Observation date: Aug 24, 2024
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 25, 2024
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
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 04, 2024
Observation date: Jul 26, 2024
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 28, 2024
Observation date: Jul 27, 2024
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 28, 2024
Observation date: Jul 13, 2024
Submitted by: Steven Wilson
Region: Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 14, 2024
Observation date: Jul 06, 2024
Submitted by: TJ in Derry
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 09, 2024
Observation date: Jun 28, 2024
Submitted by: David Trently
Region: Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 05, 2024
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