Choristoneura evanidana

Choristoneura evanidana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Russian Far East, Korea and China (Heilongjiang, Liaoning).[2]

Choristoneura evanidana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Choristoneura
Species:
C. evanidana
Binomial name
Choristoneura evanidana
(Kennel, 1901)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cacoecia evanidana Kennel, 1901
  • Choristoneura evanida

The wingspan is 21–23 mm for males and 24–28 mm for females.[3] Adults are on wing from July to August.

The larvae feed on Maackia amurensis, Quercus mongolica, Malus baccata, Prunus x yedoensis, Acer tegmentosum, Aralia elata, Betula platyphylla, Betula davurica, Corylus heterophylla, Corylus sieboldiana var. mandshurica, Rhododendron mucronulatum, Flueggea suffruticosa, Lespedeza bicolor, Philadelphus schrenkii, Philadelphus tenuifolius, Deutzia hamata, Syringa reticulata, Abies holophylla, Chaenomeles speciosa, Spiraea betulifolia, Phellodendron amurense, Schisandra chinensis, Tilia amurensis and Prunus manschurica.[4] They live in rolled clumps or leaf tubes. Young larvae are greyish, becoming greyish green with a black head when older. Larvae can be found from May to July.[5]

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Revision of Tribe Archipini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae) in Northeast China
  3. Seven species of Tortricinae (Lepidoptera; Tortricidae) new to Korea
  4. Brown, J. W., G. Robinson & J. A. Powell. 2008. Food plant database of the leafrollers of the world (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) (Version 1.0)
  5. Lepidopterous Fauna of the USSR and Adjacent Countries


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