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Acleris gloveranus (Western Blackheaded Budworm)

Synonyms: Lophoderus gloveranus

Wikipedia Abstract

Acleris gloverana, the western blackheaded budworm, is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in North America in Alaska, British Columbia and Oregon. The larvae feed on Tsuga heterophylla, Tsuga mertensiana and Abies species. The species is considered a pest. Severe outbreaks, which occurred on the coast during the 1940s and 1950s covered millions of acres and resulted in considerable tree mortality. Since that time, outbreaks have occurred in the interior from 1965 to 1968 and on Vancouver Island from 1970 to 1973.
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Prey / Diet

Abies balsamea (Canadian fir)[1]
Abies concolor (Colorado fir)[1]
Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas fir)[1]
Tsuga heterophylla (Pacific hemlock)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0