Systena hudsonias (Forster, 1771)** Map 24

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Northumberland Co., Blueberry Rd. off Hwy 8, 47.3210°N, 65.4229°W, 24.VII.2005, R. P. Webster, jack pine forest, sweeping(1, RWC). York Co., Charters Settlement, 45.8430°N, 66.7275°W, 27.VI.2004, 17.VII.2007, 30.VI.2008, R. P. Webster, regenerating mixed forest in brushy opening, sweeping foliage (4, RWC); Canterbury, near "Browns Mtn. Fen", 45.8978°N, 67.6273°W, 3.VII.2005, M.-A. Giguère & R. Webster, mixed forest, beating foliage (on roadside) (1, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

This is a polyphagous species reported from hosts in 19 families (Clark et al. 2004). Most adults of Systena hudsonias from New Brunswick were swept from foliage in old field habitats. Adults were captured during July.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

MB, ON, QC, NB (LeSage 1991).