species 91 observations

White Eye-cap Moth

Pseudopostega cretea

Field notes

Pseudopostega cretea is a species of moth in the family Opostegidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1920. It is known from the eastern half of North America from southern Canada (including Ontario) south to northern Florida, west to south-eastern British Columbia and Texas.

The length of the forewings is 3.9–4.6 mm. Adults have been recorded from May to July (with one early August record) in the southern United States and from June to August across the northern part of its broad range.

The Moth has been observed in a variety of habitats from deciduous forest to open sand savanna.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided