Biology:Choristoneura albaniana
Choristoneura albaniana | |
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Choristoneura albaniana in Kennel Die palaearktischen tortriciden figure 24 male | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Choristoneura |
Species: | C. albaniana
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Binomial name | |
Choristoneura albaniana (Walker, 1863)
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Choristoneura albaniana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. In North America it is found from Alaska to Newfoundland, south through the mountains to California , Maine and New Hampshire. It is also found in the northern parts of the Palaearctic region, where it has been recorded from Sweden, Finland , Russia (from the Ural to Trans-Baikal and Amur and along the taiga zone in the Siberian region).[1] The habitat consists of forests in boreal and mountainous regions.
The forewings are beige to brownish yellow with darker, reddish-brown to dark brick-brown markings. The hindwings are usually white with faint strigulations at the apex. Adults are on wing from March to August.[2]
The larvae feed on Prunus pennsylvanica and Larix species.
References
- ↑ Holarctic distribution of Choristoneura albaniana (Walker), with new synonymy (Tortricidae)
- ↑ Dombroskie, J. J. (April 16, 2009). "Species Details: Choristoneura albaniana". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-23810.
- Choristoneura albaniana in Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
Wikidata ☰ Q13466082 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choristoneura albaniana.
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