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Cudonigera houstonana

Synonyms: Lozotaenia retana; Tortrix houstonana

Wikipedia Abstract

Cudonigera houstonana, the juniper budworm moth, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, California, Kansas, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have a mottled tan and brown colour pattern on their wings, resembling dead foliage of the host plant. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to November. There are up to two generations per year.
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Prey / Diet

Juniperus californica (California Juniper)[1]
Juniperus virginiana (Eastern Red-cedar)[1]

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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
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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