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(Redirected from Xenotemna pallorana) Monotypic genus of tortrix moths

Xenotemna pallorana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Xenotemna
Powell, 1964
Species: X. pallorana
Binomial name
Xenotemna pallorana
(Robinson, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Tortrix pallorana Robinson, 1869
  • Tortrix lata Robinson, 1869

Xenotemna is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae. It contains only one species, Xenotemna pallorana, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alaska to California, east to Florida and north to Quebec and Ontario.

The length of the forewings is 8.5–14 mm.

The larvae feed on Aster, Erigeron annuus, Silphium, Solidago, Symphyotrichum novae-angliae, Hypericum perforatum, Medicago sativa, Melilotus officinalis, Trifolium, Monarda fistulosa, Picea glauca, Pinus banksiana, Pinus resinosa, Pinus strobus, Pinus sylvestris, Fragaria, Malus, Prunus pumila, Prunus serotina, Prunus virginiana, Rosa, Comandra umbellata, Ulmus and Verbena from within folded leaves.

References

  1. Bug Guide
  2. TortAI

External links

Taxon identifiers
Xenotemna


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