Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Pseudexentera kalmiana McDunnough, 1959
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(2) Explanation of Names
The specific name kalmiana is for the larval host Kalmia.
Numbers
There are 17 named species of
Pseudexentera in America north of Mexico.
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Possibly several new species to be described.
Identification
The original description of
Pseudexentera kalmiana McDunnough, is available online in PDF.
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A revised description by Miller (1986), is available online in PDF.
(2)Range
Ontario to Nova Scotia, south to Oklahoma and North Carolina.
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Moth Photographers Group - large range map with some collection locations and dates.
Season
Adults are most often reported from April to June.
(2)Food
Larval host is sheep laurel, (
Kalmia angustifolia) L. (Ferguson, 1975, U.S. Dep. of Agriculture Tech. Bull. no. 1521),
(2)See Also
Compare on the pinned plates of
Moth Photographers Group.
Print References
Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 144.227.
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McDunnough, 1959. On some changes in nomenclature of Microlepidoptera, with description of a new species. American. Museum Novitates., no. 1954. p. 4, figs. 1, 2.
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Miller, W. E. 1986. The species of
Pseudexentera (Tortricidae). Journal of the Lepidopteists' Society. 40(3): p. 217.
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