About Xenotemna pallorana (Robinson, 1869)
Xenotemna is a genus of moths in the family Tortricidae. This genus contains only a single species: Xenotemna pallorana. This species is found in North America, where it has been recorded across a wide geographic range, stretching from Alaska to California, extending east to Florida, and north to the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario. The forewings of this moth measure between 8.5 and 14 millimeters in length. The larvae of Xenotemna pallorana feed on a wide variety of host plants, including 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. Larvae feed from within folded leaves of their host plants.
