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Choristoneura lambertiana (Sugar Pine Tortrix)

Synonyms: Tortrix lambertiana

Wikipedia Abstract

Choristoneura lambertiana, the sugar pine tortrix, is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in the eastern parts of North America and the north of the United States (see subspecies section for more information). The wingspan is 18–23 mm. The larvae of Choristoneura lambertiana lambertiana feed on Pinus lambertiana. Subspecies Choristoneura lambertiana ponderosana prefers Pinus ponderosa and Pinus flexilis. Subspecies Choristoneura lambertiana subretiniana feeds on Pinus contorta and Pinus jeffreyi.
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Infraspecies

Prey / Diet

Pinus contorta (Lodgepole pine)[1]
Pinus engelmannii (Apache pine)[1]
Pinus flexilis (Rocky Mountain White pine)[1]
Pinus ponderosa (Ponderosa pine)[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