Species Pseudexentera hodsoni - Hodges#3257.1

3257.1

Pseudexentera hodsoni Miller, 1986 (1)

Named in honor of Alexander Carlton Hodson (1906-1996) Department of Entomology head at the University of Minnesota. (1)

Forewing length 7-9 mm. (1)

Mark Dreiling's photo #341803, BOLD MDOK-1109, was formerly posted at MPG as Pseudexentera spoliana following the determination at BOLD. All specimens from north of Mexico in BOLD:AAA3121 form a branch representing hodsoni. The spoliana identifications in this BIN appear to have been based on two USNM specimens, DNA-ATBI-6281 and DNA-ATBI-6282, which somehow were mislabeled at BOLD but have since been confirmed as hodsoni. True spoliana is gray with the entire basal area shaded. It does not typically have the distinct dark wedge shaped subbasal fascia on the dorsum of hodsoni.

Larval host is oak (Quercus). (1)

Pseudexentera faracana has two forms, one streaked and the other fasciate as in hodsoni.

Pseudexentera haracana

Miller, W.E., 1986. The Species of Pseudexentera (Tortricidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 40(3): 223. (1)

Moth Photographers Group – images of live and pinned adults

BOLD Systems - images of pinned DNA supported specimens