Choristoneura

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Choristoneura
Choristoneura hebenstreitella01.jpg
Mountain-ash tortricid
Choristoneura hebenstreitella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Subfamily: Tortricinae
Tribe: Archipini
Genus: Choristoneura
Lederer, 1859
Species

Several, see text

Synonyms
  • CornicacoeciaObraztsov, 1954
  • HoshinoaKawabe, 1965

Choristoneura is a genus of moths in the family Tortricidae. Several species are serious pests of conifers, such as spruce and are known as spruce budworms.

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Species

Western spruce budworm (Choristoneura freemani) attacking Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) on Blewett Pass in Washington State Pinus contorta latifolia & western spruce budworm 2.jpg
Western spruce budworm ( Choristoneura freemani ) attacking Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) on Blewett Pass in Washington State

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