Acleris variana

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Eastern blackheaded budworm
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. variana
Binomial name
Acleris variana
(Fernald, 1886) [1]
Synonyms
  • Teras varianaFernald, 1886
  • Peronea angusanaFernald, 1892

Acleris variana, the eastern blackheaded budworm, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island and the north-eastern United States, across the coniferous forest region of Canada, presumably to Saskatchewan or eastern Alberta. [2]

The larvae mainly feed on Abies balsamea (balsam fir) and Picea glauca (white spruce).

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References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Markku Savela (September 14, 2005). "Acleris genus". funet.fi. Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-11.