Biology:Acleris gloverana

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Short description: Species of moth

Acleris gloverana
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. gloverana
Binomial name
Acleris gloverana
(Walsingham, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Lophoderus gloveranus Walsingham, 1879
  • Acleris gloveranus

Acleris gloverana, the western blackheaded budworm, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America in Alaska, British Columbia and Oregon.[1]

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.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4674312 entry