Moths of North Carolina
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3 NC Records

Pseudexentera kalmiana McDunnough, 1959 - No Common Name

Pseudexentera kalmianaPseudexentera kalmianaPseudexentera kalmianaPseudexentera kalmiana
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Tortricoidea		 Family:
Tortricidae		Subfamily:
Olethreutinae		Tribe:
Eucosmini		P3 Number:
51a1160		 MONA Number:
3255.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable only by close inspection of structural features or by DNA analysis.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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Pseudexentera kalmiana
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: The larva feeds on Kalmia angustifolia L. (Ferguson 1975, cited in Miller, 1986), probably referring to K. carolina as currently recognized (see LeGrand et al., 2023). - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S1S3
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments:

 Photo Gallery for Pseudexentera kalmiana - None

Photos: 6

Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-04-03
Madison Co.
Comment: Female (dissected).		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-04-03
Madison Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-04-03
Madison Co.
Comment: Female genitalia.		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-04-03
Madison Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2025-03-28
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: J. B. Sullivan and L Deutschman on 2001-04-22
Swain Co.
Comment: BOLD specimen: CreativeCommons - Attribution (2010; CBG Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics.