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Pseudexentera unidentified species - No Common Name

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Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Tortricoidea

Family:
Tortricidae

Subfamily:
Olethreutinae

Tribe:
Eucosmini

P3 Number:
0.00

MONA Number:
3258.01

Comments: The genus Pseudexentera currently has 19 recognized species that are found primarily in North and Central America, with 17 recognized species in the US. They are typically found in forested settings and most fly very early in the year. Many are challenging to identify, particularly the species with fasciate forewing patterns that often show substantial intraspecific variation in patterning and have slight differences in genitalia (Miller, 1968; Gilligan et al., 2008). There has been a long history of misidentified species in the group (Miller, 1968) and there is still much confusion about external traits that are useful in sorting out certain closely related forms. DNA barcoding has not proven to be particularly useful in sorting out species since recognized species often have two or more BINS that contain multiple species names. This likely reflects weak genetic differentiation between certain forms and the large numbers of misidentified specimens in collections. Miller (1968) conducted a taxonomic revision and reviewed all of the recognized species in North America, but did not provide detailed descriptions of external coloration, patterning, or intraspecific variation within species. Here, we treat our assignment of the fasciate specimens to species as provisional since they are based on images or pinned specimens that have not been barcoded or dissected to examine genitalia. Even with the latter, specimens cannot always be confidently assigned to species.

Identification

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Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD

Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.

Distribution in North Carolina

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Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

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Photo Gallery for Pseudexentera unidentified species - No common name

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	Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-04-05 Chatham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2025-04-04 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2025-03-19 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2025-03-19 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2025-02-25 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2025-02-25 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2025-02-25 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-01-31 Wake Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-03-07 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-03-07 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2023-03-16 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-03-04 Durham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-03-01 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-03-01 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2022-05-02 Pender Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-04-12 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2021-03-22 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-03-11 Durham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-03-18 Guilford Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-03-18 Guilford Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-03-14 Guilford Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-03-14 Guilford Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-03-14 Guilford Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2020-03-11 Cabarrus Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-03-09 Guilford Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-03-09 Guilford Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-03-03 Guilford Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-03-03 Guilford Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-03-03 Guilford Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-03-03 Guilford Co. Comment: