Maryland Biodiversity Project - Maple Bud Borer Moth (Proteoteras moffatiana)

Maple Bud Borer Moth Proteoteras moffatiana Fernald, 1905

Synonyms: Gray-flanked Proteoteras, Hodges #3235, Maple Shoot Borer.

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Lepidoptera > Family Tortricidae > Genus Proteoteras Maple Bud Borer Moth - Proteoteras moffatiana - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/5984

Larval host plants include Sugar Maple, Red Maple, and Silver Maple (Gilligan, Wright, & Gibson, 2008).

There are 16 records in the project database.

A Maple Bud Borer Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/5/2017). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Maple Bud Borer Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/1/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Maple Bud Borer Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/23/2015). Determined by Jason J. Dombroskie/BugGuide. Photo by Jonathan Willey. (MBP list)

A Maple Bud Borer Moth in Frederick, Maryland (6/20/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Maple Bud Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/7/2015). Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC. (MBP list)

A Maple Bud Borer Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/30/2018). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Maple Bud Borer Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/23/2015). Determined by Jason J. Dombroskie/BugGuide. Photo by Jonathan Willey. (MBP list)

Maple Bud Borer Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/30/2022). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Maple Bud Borer Moth collected in Allegany Co., Maryland (8/16/). Photo by John Glaser. (MBP list)

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