Platynota exasperatana

Platynota exasperatana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Platynota
Species:	P. exasperatana
Binomial name
Platynota exasperatana (Zeller, 1875)
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.