Pseudopostega cretea (Meyrick, 1920)
Family: Opostegidae
Subfamily:
Identification: Reliably identified only on basis of genital morphology. For sight identification, the brown marking that occurs midway on the posterior margin of the forewing tends to extend anteriorly and apically, whereas in the similar P. quadristrigella, this marking is a low-lying, non-extended trapezoid. Also, the frequency of melanism, seen in various degrees, is higher in P. cretea than in other Nearctic Pseudopostega species.
Wing Span: 3.9-4.6 mm.
Life History: Not reported. The only Nearctic opostegid that has been reared is Opostegoides scioterma, the larva of which lives and feeds in a linear mine in the bark of gooseberry and currant (Ribes spp., Saxifragaceae), after which it leaves the mine to pupate in a densely-woven silken cocoon in the upper layer of the soil.
Flight: Adults have been collected from May-June (southern part of range) to July-August (northern part of range).
Caterpillar Hosts:
Adult Food:
Habitat: Adults have been observed at light in a variety of habitats, from deciduous forest to open sand savanna.
Range: Isolated records from British Columbia, Canada, and Washington, USA; otherwise known from a large area of the eastern USA, from Texas to Florida in the south, Wisconsin to Maine in the north, and also southern Ontario, Canada.
Conservation: Not reported. Much of what is known about Opostegids comes from Davis, D. R., and J. R. Stonis. 2007. A revision of the New World plant-mining moths of the family Opostegidae (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 625: v + 1-212.
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Management Needs:
Comments: Description from Terry Harrison, May 2009. Taken from: Davis, D. R., and J. R. Stonis. 2007. A revision of the New World plant-mining moths of the family Opostegidae (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 625: v + 1-212.
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Observation date: Aug 10, 2022
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 01, 2022
Observation date: Jul 17, 2021
Submitted by: one72guy
Region: Saskatchewan, Canada
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Jul 30, 2021
Observation date: Aug 24, 2019
Submitted by: w
Region: Carlton County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Dec 22, 2020
Observation date: Aug 04, 2018
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 20, 2020
Observation date: Jul 15, 2018
Submitted by: w
Region: Carlton County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Feb 09, 2020
Observation date: Jul 19, 2017
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 14, 2018
Observation date: Jul 30, 2017
Submitted by: drkilmer
Region: Frederick County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 01, 2017
Observation date: Aug 07, 2016
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 13, 2016
Observation date: Jul 19, 2015
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 22, 2015
Observation date: Jul 20, 2014
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 09, 2014
Observation date: Aug 08, 2013
Submitted by: Mary J. Seipler
Region: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 01, 2014
Observation date: Jun 25, 2010
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 05, 2014
Observation date: Jul 21, 2012
Submitted by: Jim Eckert
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 14, 2013
Observation date: Jul 24, 2013
Submitted by: Lula Field
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: Lula Field
Verified date: Nov 27, 2013
Observation date: Jun 04, 2013
Submitted by: Ken Childs
Region: Chester County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Sep 01, 2013
Observation date: Jul 11, 2010
Submitted by: menasian
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: H.D. McGuinness
Verified date: Jun 10, 2011
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: BAMONA (David Reed)
Region: Carver County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: Jul 19, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (David Reed)
Region: Carver County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh (Tom Middagh)
Verified date: Jan 20, 2009