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Species Pseudexentera oregonana - Hodges#3248

03248 Early Aspen Leaf-roller, Pseudexentera oregonana, 11:33am - Pseudexentera oregonana

Tortricidae: Pseudexentera? - Pseudexentera oregonana

Tortricidae: Pseudodexantera oregonana - Pseudexentera oregonana

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Tortricoidea (Tortricid Moths)

Family Tortricidae (Tortricid Moths)

Subfamily Olethreutinae

Tribe Eucosmini

Genus Pseudexentera

Species oregonana (Pseudexentera oregonana - Hodges#3248)

Hodges Number

3248

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Pseudexentera oregonana (Walsingham, 1879)

Semasia oregonana Walsingham, 1879 (1)

Phylogenetic sequence #621159

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet for the type locality, Camp Watson, Oregon. (1)

Size

Forewing length 7.5-10 mm. (2)

Identification

Adult- variable, uniformly dark gray to having weakly defined median and subterminal bands. (3)

Range

Across Canada and the northern tier states. (3)

Food

Larvae feed on new foliage and roll leaves of quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) and willow (Salix). (2), (3)

Print References

Walsingham, T. de Grey. 1879. North-American Torticidae. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum 4: 62, Pl.74, f.8 (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

Lord Walsingham (Wikipedia)

Works Cited

1.	North-American Torticidae Thomas, Lord Walsingham. 1879. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum. 4.

2.	The Species of Pseudexentera (Tortricidae) William E. Miller. 1986. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 40(3), 218-237.

3.	Moths of Western North America Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.

Contributed by Jason J. Dombroskie on 31 March, 2011 - 4:23pm
Additional contributions by Tony-2, JohnMaxwell22, Randy Hardy
Last updated 6 January, 2019 - 9:10am

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