Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Tortricoidea Tortricidae Olethreutinae

• Pseudexentera cressoniana (Clemens, 1865) Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin. See [maps]

  • Hedya cressoniana Clemens, 1865; Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. 3: 514; TL: Virginia
  • Pseudexentera caryana McDunnough, 1940; Can. ent. 72: 243; TL: St. David's, Ont.
    • = ; Miller, 1986, J. Lep. Soc. 40 (3): 221

  • Pseudexentera cressoniana, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Pseudexentera cressoniana, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
  • Pseudexentera cressoniana, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]

  • Pseudexentera cressoniana; [NACL], #3246
  • Pseudexentera caryana; [NACL], #3249
  • Pseudexentera cressoniana; Miller, 1986, J. Lep. Soc. 40 (3): 221, f. 1, 24, 41

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • Exentera improbana; Heinrich, 1923, U.S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 123: 174 (part, not Walker, 1863)

  Larva on Carya ovata McDunnough, 1940, Can. ent. 72: 243-244

• Pseudexentera faracana (Kearfott, 1907) Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virgina, West Virginia, Wisconsin. See [maps]

  • Proteopteryx faracana Kearfott, 1907; Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 33: 47; TL: Scranton, Pa.
  • resoluta (Meyrick, 1912); (repl. name, for haracana)
  • ultrix (Meyrick, 1912); (repl. name, for faracana)

  • Pseudexentera faracana, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Pseudexentera faracana, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Exentera faracana; Heinrich, 1923, U.S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 123: 177
  • Pseudexentera faracana; [NACL], #3253; Miller, 1986, J. Lep. Soc. 40 (3): 221, f. 2-4, 25, 42

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • Eucosma haracana; Busck, 1914, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 16 (4): 150
  • Exentera spoliana; Heinrich, 1923, U.S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 123: 175 (part)
  • Pseudexentera spoliana; MacKay, 1959, Can. Ent. Suppl. 10: 123
  • Pseudexentera spoliana; Brown, 1982, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 84 (3): 595
  • Pseudexentera spoliana; [NACL], #3251

  Larva on Castanea dentata Busck, 1914, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 16 (4): 150 MacKay, 1959, Can. Ent. Suppl. 10:

• Pseudexentera sepia Miller, 1986 Ohio, Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Wisconsin. See [maps]

  • Pseudexentera sepia Miller, 1986; J. Lep. Soc. 40 (3): 222, f. 5, 26, 43; TL: Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Pseudexentera sepia, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Pseudexentera sepia, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • Exentera spoliana; Heinrich, 1923, U.S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 123: 175 (part)
• Pseudexentera hodsoni Miller, 1986 Pennsylvania, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Texas. See [maps]

  • Pseudexentera hodsoni Miller, 1986; J. Lep. Soc. 40 (3): 223, f. 6, 27, 44; TL: Oak Station, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania

  • Pseudexentera hodsoni, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Pseudexentera hodsoni, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • Exentera spoliana; Heinrich, 1923, U.S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 123: 175 (part)

  Larva on Quercus Miller, 1986, J. Lep. Soc. 40 (3): 224

• Pseudexentera knudsoni Miller, 1986 Texas. See [maps]

  • Pseudexentera knudsoni Miller, 1986; J. Lep. Soc. 40 (3): 224, f. 7, 28, 45; TL: Riviera Beach, Kleberg Co., Texas

  • Pseudexentera knudsoni, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
• Pseudexentera haracana (Kearfott, 1907) Connecticut, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania, Texas, Wisconsi. See [maps]

  • Proteopteryx haracana Kearfott, 1907; Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 33: 46; TL: Hunter's Range, Pike Co., Pennsylvania

  • Pseudexentera haracana, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Pseudexentera haracana, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
  • P. haracana, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]

  • Exentera haracana; Heinrich, 1923, U.S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 123: 176
  • Pseudexentera haracana; [NACL], #3252; Miller, 1986, J. Lep. Soc. 40 (3): 225, f. 8, 29, 46
• Pseudexentera oreios Miller, 1986 Arizona. See [maps]

  • Pseudexentera oreios Miller, 1986; J. Lep. Soc. 40 (3): 226, f. 9, 30, 47; TL: Rustler Park, Chiricahua Mts., Arizona

  • Pseudexentera oreios, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
• Pseudexentera spoliana (Clemens, 1865) Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin. See [maps]

  • Hedya spoliana Clemens, 1865; Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. 3: 513; TL: Virginia

  • Pseudexentera spoliana, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Pseudexentera spoliana, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
  • P. spoliana, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]

  • Pseudexentera spoliana; Miller, 1973, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. 99: 223; Miller, 1986, J. Lep. Soc. 40 (3): 226, f. 10-11, 31, 48

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • Exentera improbana; Heinrich, 1923, U.S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 123: 174 (part)
  • Exentera improbana; McDunnough, 1940, Can. ent. 72: 244
  • Exentera improbana; Freeman, 1942, Can. Ent. 74: 213
  • Pseudexentera cressoniana; McDunnough, 1959, Amer. mus. Novit. 1954: 2

  Larva on Quercus rubra Heinrich, 1923, U.S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 123: Freeman, 1942, Can. Ent. 74:

• Pseudexentera mali Freeman, 1942 Michigan, Missouri, New York, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Wisconsin. See [maps]

  • Pseudexentera mali Freeman, 1942; Can. Ent. 74: 213; TL: Bell's Corners, Ontario

  • Pseudexentera mali, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Pseudexentera mali, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Pseudexentera mali; [NACL], #3247; Miller, 1986, J. Lep. Soc. 40 (3): 227, f. 12-13, 32, 49

  Larva on Malus spp., Malus sylvestris Freeman, 1942, Can. Ent. 74:

• Pseudexentera oregonana (Walsingham, 1879) Alberta, British Columbia, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Oregon, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Wisconsi. See [maps]

  • Semasia oregonana Walsingham, 1879; Ill. spec. Lep. Heter. colln Br. Mus. 4: 62; TL: Camp Watson, Grant Co., Oregon

  • Pseudexentera oregonana, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Exentera improbana oregonana; Heinrich, 1923, U.S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 123: 175
  • Pseudexentera oregonana; McDunnough, 1940, Can. ent. 72: 244; Freeman, 1942, Can. Ent. 74: 213; MacKay, 1959, Can. Ent. Suppl. 10: 122; MacKay, 1962, Can. Ent. 94: 640; MacKay, 1965, Can. Ent. 97: 668; [NACL], #3248; Miller, 1986, J. Lep. Soc. 40 (3): 227, f. 14-15, 33, 50

  Larva on Populus tremuloides, Salix spp. Miller, 1986, J. Lep. Soc. 40 (3): 231 (Freeman 1942, MacKay 1962, McDunnough 1940, Prentice 1966, Wong & Melvin 1967)

• Pseudexentera kalmiana McDunnough, 1959 Michigan, Newfoundlan, New York, Nova Scotia, Ontario. See [maps]

  • Pseudexentera kalmiana McDunnough, 1959; Amer. mus. Novit. 1954: 4; TL: White Point Beach, Queens Co., Nova Scotia

  • Pseudexentera kalmiana, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Pseudexentera kalmiana, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Pseudexentera kalmiana; [NACL], #3255; Miller, 1986, J. Lep. Soc. 40 (3): 231, f. 16, 34, 51

  Larva on Kalmia angustifolia Ferguson, 1975, U.S. Dep. of Agriculture Tech. Bull. no. 1521:

• Pseudexentera maracana (Kearfott, 1907) Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Texas. See [maps]

  • Proteopteryx maracana Kearfott, 1907; Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 33: 46; TL: Cincinnati, Ohio
  • praescripta (Meyrick, 1912); (repl. name)

  • Pseudexentera maracana, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Pseudexentera maracana, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Exentera maracana; Heinrich, 1923, U.S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 123: 177
  • Pseudexentera maracana; [NACL], #3254; Miller, 1986, J. Lep. Soc. 40 (3): 231, f. 17, 35, 52

  Larva on Crataegus Miller, 1986, J. Lep. Soc. 40 (3): 231

• Pseudexentera vaccinii Miller, 1986 Ontario, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. See [maps]

  • Pseudexentera vaccinii Miller, 1986; J. Lep. Soc. 40 (3): 232, f. 18, 36, 53; TL: S. March, Ontario

  • Pseudexentera vaccinii, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Pseudexentera vaccinii, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  Larva on Vaccinium Miller, 1986, J. Lep. Soc. 40 (3): 233

• Pseudexentera habrosana (Heinrich, 1923) California. See [maps]

  • Exentera habrosana Heinrich, 1923; U.S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 123: 178; TL: San Diego, California

  • Pseudexentera habrosana, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Pseudexentera habrosana; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 67 (3-4): 203; [NACL], #3256; Miller, 1986, J. Lep. Soc. 40 (3): 233, f. 19-20, 37, 54

  Larva on Quercus agrifolia, Q. wislizeni Miller, 1986, J. Lep. Soc. 40 (3): 233

• Pseudexentera senatrix (Heinrich, 1924) Arizona, California. See [maps]

  • Exentera senatrix Heinrich, 1924; J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 14 (16): 390; TL: Paradise, Cochise Co., Arizona

  • Pseudexentera senatrix, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Pseudexentera senatrix; [NACL], #3250; Miller, 1986, J. Lep. Soc. 40 (3): 233, f. 21, 38, 55
• Pseudexentera costomaculana (Clemens, 1860) Connecticut, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania, West Virginia. See [maps]

  • Anchylopera costomaculana Clemens, 1860; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 12: 349; TL: North America
  • Batodes bipustulana Walker, 1863; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 28: 316; TL: "N. Amer."

  • Pseudexentera costomaculana, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Pseudexentera costomaculana, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
  • P. costomaculana, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]

  • Exentera costomaculana; Heinrich, 1923, U.S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 123: 178
  • Pseudexentera costomaculana; McDunnough, 1954, Amer. Mus. Novit. 1686: 2; MacKay, 1962, Can. Ent. 94: 640; [NACL], #3257; Miller, 1986, J. Lep. Soc. 40 (3): 234, f. 22, 39, 56

  Larva on Hamamelis virginiana Miller, 1986, J. Lep. Soc. 40 (3): (McDunnough 1954, MacKay 1942, Ferguson 1975)

• Pseudexentera virginiana (Clemens, 1865) Connecticut, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina. See [maps]

  • Anchylopera virginiana Clemens, 1865; Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. 3: 512

  • Pseudexentera virginiana, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Pseudexentera virginiana, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Exentera virginiana; Heinrich, 1923, U.S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 123: 179
  • Pseudexentera virginiana; Miller, 1973, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. 99: 224; [NACL], #3258; Miller, 1986, J. Lep. Soc. 40 (3): 234, f. 23, 40, 47

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