Pseudexentera costomaculana

Pseudexentera costomaculana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America (including Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, Virginia, Connecticut, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Nova Scotia and Pennsylvania).[2]

Pseudexentera costomaculana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Pseudexentera
Species:
P. costomaculana
Binomial name
Pseudexentera costomaculana
(Clemens, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
  • Anchylopera costomaculana Clemens, 1860
  • Exentera costomaculana
  • Batodes bipustulana Walker, 1863

The wingspan is about 14 mm.

The larvae feed on Hamamelis virginiana.[3]

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Bug Guide
  3. Pseudexentera at funet


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