---
title: "Tufted Apple Bud Moth"
description: "Platynota idaeusalis — Insects & spiders. Platynota idaeusalis, the tufted apple bud moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/tufted-apple-bud-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Tufted Apple Bud Moth

> Platynota idaeusalis — Insects & spiders. Platynota idaeusalis, the tufted apple bud moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae.

- Scientific name: *Platynota idaeusalis*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 10764
- Wikidata: [Q10807465](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10807465)
- iNaturalist taxon: [146797](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/146797)

## Names

- en: Tufted Apple Bud Moth

## Countries with the most observations

US (3886), CA (668)

## Summary

Platynota idaeusalis, the tufted apple bud moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in eastern North America, from Ontario, south to Florida, west to Oklahoma.
The wingspan is 12–25 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in the north. There are multiple generations per year.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platynota_idaeusalis

## Photo

![Tufted Apple Bud Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/tufted-apple-bud-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Samuel Paul Galick · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/312939169

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/tufted-apple-bud-moth?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).