Choristoneura murinana

Choristoneura murinana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in central Europe and the Near East, China (Heilongjiang, Gansu, Qinghai), Taiwan[2] and in North America.

Caterpillar
Pupa
Damage

Choristoneura murinana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Choristoneura
Species:
C. murinana
Binomial name
Choristoneura murinana
(Hübner, 1799)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix murinana Hubner, [1796-1799]
  • Tortrix besseri Nowicki, 1860
  • Tortrix caprimulgana Koch, 1859
  • Tortrix histrionana Ratzeburg, 1868
  • Tortrix murinana var. immaculana Wachtl, 1882

The wingspan is 17–24 mm. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Abies alba, Abies nephrolepis and in North America also Cedrus Juniperus Picea, Pinus and Pseudotsuga species. Young larvae feed on new shoot of their host plant. Pupation takes place on the ground near the host. The species overwinters as a young larva.

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Revision of Tribe Archipini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae) in Northeast China


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