Biology:Choristoneura luticostana
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Short description: Species of moth
Choristoneura luticostana | |
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Choristoneura luticostana in Kennel Die palaearktischen tortriciden figures 18 male gigantea Kenn (Askold), 19 female (Sutschan) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Choristoneura |
Species: | C. luticostana
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Binomial name | |
Choristoneura luticostana (Christoph, 1888)[1]
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Choristoneura luticostana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China (Heilongjiang, Jilin), the Korean Peninsula, the Russian Far East and Japan .[2] The habitat consists of fir-broad-leaved and cedar-broad-leaved forests.
Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August.
The larvae feed on Quercus, Betula, Lespedeza and Rhododendron species, as well as Malus pumila.[3] They cut open the buds and roll the leaves at the apices of the branches. Young larvae are green with a black head. Older larvae are blackish-green, also with a black head. Larvae can be found from May to June.[4]
References
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Wikidata ☰ Q13466097 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choristoneura luticostana.
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