Choristoneura zapulata
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Choristoneura |
Species: | C. zapulata
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Binomial name | |
Choristoneura zapulata (Robinson, 1869)[1]
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Choristoneura zapulata, the zapulata moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. The species was first described by Robinson in 1869. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia to Quebec, south to California, Illinois and Pennsylvania.[2]
The wingspan is 20–27 mm.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from May to September.
The larvae feed on Alnus, Symphoricarpos, Vaccinium, Trifolium, Ceanothus, Fragaria and Rosa species, as well as Betula papyrifera, Comptonia peregrina Prunus virginiana, Populus tremuloides and Arctostaphylos manzanita.[4]
References
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- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ "Species Page - Choristoneura zapulata". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Archived from the original on November 3, 2019.
- ^ Brown, J. W., G. Robinson & J. A. Powell. 2008. Food plant database of the leafrollers of the world (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) (Version 1.0)
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