Bug FAQBare-patched Leafroller Moth
Pseudexentera spoliana · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Tortricidae
Also called: Bare-patched Oak Leafroller
The bare-patched leafroller moth has a wingspan of about 19 mm. It lives east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and southern Canada. Its caterpillars feed on oak (Quercus) species.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Wingspan is roughly 19 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Larvae eat leaves of oak trees (Quercus).
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 29 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Michigan, Pennsylvania, Texas, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
Where does this moth live?
It occurs east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and southern Canada.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Tortricidae)
Oblique-banded Leafroller MothChoristoneura rosaceanaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Garden TortrixClepsis peritanaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Common MarbleSyricoris lacunanaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Red-banded Leafroller MothArgyrotaenia velutinanaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittanaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Aster and Reddish Eucosma Moths and AlliesEucosma parmatanaSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudexentera_spoliana
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