Choristoneura pinus

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Choristoneura pinus, the jack pine budworm, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. The species was first described by Thomas Nesbitt Freeman in 1953. It is found in jack pine forests in Canada from Atlantic provinces to Cypress Hills on the Alberta-Saskatchewan border as well as northern United States from New England to the lake states.

Jack pine budworm
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Choristoneura
Species:
C. pinus
Binomial name
Choristoneura pinus
Freeman, 1953[1]
Eggs
Caterpillar
Caterpillar of Choristoneura pinus maritima subspecies
Pupa
Damage

The wingspan is 18–24 mm for males and 15–28 mm for females. Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Pinus banksiana.

Subspecies

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  • Choristoneura pinus pinus
  • Choristoneura pinus maritima Freeman, 1967 (Pennsylvania)

References

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  • Lumley, L. M. (2004). "Species Details Choristoneura pinus". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.