''Choristoneura'' is a genus of moths in the family Tortricidae. Several species are serious pests of

conifer Conifers are a group of conifer cone, cone-bearing Spermatophyte, seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the phylum, division Pinophyta (), also known as Coniferophyta () or Coniferae. The division contains a single ...

s, such as

spruce A spruce is a tree of the genus ''Picea'' (), a genus of about 35 species of coniferous evergreen trees in the family Pinaceae, found in the northern temperate and boreal (taiga) regions of the Earth. ''Picea'' is the sole genus in the subfami ...

and are known as spruce budworms.

Species

Pinus contorta latifolia & western spruce budworm 2

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Choristoneura adumbratanus ''Choristoneura adumbratanus'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Japan, Korea and China (Heilongjiang, Jilin). The wingspan is 22–26 mm for males and 27–37 mm for females. Adults are on wing from June ...

'' (Walsingham, 1900) *''

Choristoneura africana ''Choristoneura africana'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Cameroon. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the B ...

'' Razowski, 2002 *'' Choristoneura albaniana'' (Walker, 1863) *''

Choristoneura argentifasciata ''Choristoneura argentifasciata'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ' ...

'' Heppner, 1989 *''

Choristoneura biennis ''Choristoneura biennis'', the two-year-cycle budworm moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Canada, where it has been recorded from Alberta and British Columbia. The wingspan is about 26 mm. Adults have been re ...

'' Freeman, 1967 *''

Choristoneura bracatana ''Choristoneura bracatana'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on the Canary Islands. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For examp ...

'' (Rebel, in Rebel & Rogenhofer, 1894) *'' Choristoneura carnana'' (Barnes & Busck, 1920) *''

Choristoneura chapana ''Choristoneura chapana'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Vietnam. The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are dark grey with brownish admixture, sprinkled, strigulated (finely streaked) and partly suffused ...

'' Razowski, 2008 *''

Choristoneura colyma ''Choristoneura colyma'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Jammu and Kashmir, India. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For ex ...

'' Razowski, 2006 *'' Choristoneura conflictana'' (Walker, 1863) *'' Choristoneura diversana'' (Hubner, 814-1817 *'' Choristoneura evanidana'' (Kennel, 1901) *''

Choristoneura expansiva ''Choristoneura expansiva'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Fujian, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a p ...

'' X.P.Wang & G.J.Yang, 2008 *''

Choristoneura ferrugininotata ''Choristoneura ferrugininotata'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the north-western Himalayas in India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest ...

'' Obraztsov, 1968 *'' Choristoneura fractivittana'' (Clemens, 1865) *'' Choristoneura freemani'' Razowski, 2008, western spruce budworm *'' Choristoneura fumiferana'' (Clemens, 1865), eastern spruce budworm *''

Choristoneura griseicoma ''Choristoneura griseicoma'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Kashmir Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted o ...

'' (Meyrick, 1924) *'' Choristoneura hebenstreitella'' (Muller, 1764), mountain-ash tortricid *'' Choristoneura heliaspis'' (Meyrick, 1909) *''

Choristoneura improvisana ''Choristoneura improvisana'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Primorsky Krai in the Russian Far East. The habitat consists of bald mountain peaks and green moss-spruce forests. The wingspan The wingspan (or jus ...

'' (Kuznetsov, 1973) *''

Choristoneura irina ''Choristoneura irina'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern E ...

'' Syachina & Budashkin, 2007 *''

Choristoneura jecorana ''Choristoneura jecorana'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq an ...

'' (Kennel, 1899) *''

Choristoneura jezoensis ''Choristoneura jezoensis'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on Hokkaido island in Japan. The larvae feed on ''Abies sachalinensis'', ''Picea jezoensis'' and ''Larix leptolepis ''Larix kaempferi'', the Japanese larch ...

'' Yasuda & Suzuki, 1987 *'' Choristoneura lafauryana'' (Ragonot, 1875) *'' Choristoneura lambertiana'' (Busck, 1915) *''

Choristoneura longicellanus ''Choristoneura longicellanus'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China (Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Shandong, Anhui, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Yunnan), Japan, Taiwan, the Korean Peninsula and the Rus ...

'' (Walsingham, 1900) *''

Choristoneura luticostana ''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. The habitat consists of fir-broad-leaved and cedar-broad-leaved forest ...

'' (Christoph, 1888) *''

Choristoneura metasequoiacola ''Choristoneura metasequoiacola'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Hubei, China. The wingspan is 16 mm for males and 18 mm for females. The forewings are dark brown with a metallic lustre. The hindwings are ...

'' Liu, 1983 *'' Choristoneura murinana'' (Hubner, 796-1799 *''

Choristoneura neurophaea ''Choristoneura neurophaea'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Kashmir Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted o ...

'' (Meyrick, 1932) *''

Choristoneura obsoletana ''Choristoneura obsoletana'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, ...

'' (Walker, 1863) *''

Choristoneura occidentalis ''For the western spruce bud worm previously known as Choristoneura occidentalis, please see Choristoneura freemani'' ''Choristoneura occidentalis'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...

'' (Walsingham, 1891) *'' Choristoneura orae'' Freeman, 1967 *''

Choristoneura palladinoi ''Choristoneura palladinoi'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ethiopia. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the ...

'' Razowski & Trematerra, 2010 *''

Choristoneura parallela ''Choristoneura parallela'', the parallel-banded leafroller moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Mich ...

'' (Robinson, 1869) *'' Choristoneura pinus'' Freeman, 1953, jack pine budworm *''

Choristoneura propensa ''Choristoneura propensa'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country l ...

'' Razowski, 1992 *''

Choristoneura psoricodes ''Choristoneura psoricodes'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in South Africa. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, ...

'' (Meyrick, 1911) *''

Choristoneura quadratica ''Choristoneura quadratica'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्� ...

'' Diakonoff, 1955 *''

Choristoneura retiniana ''Choristoneura retiniana'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from California and Nevada. The wingspan is 20–25 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to S ...

'' (Walsingham, 1879) *'' Choristoneura rosaceana'' (Harris, 1841) *''

Choristoneura simonyi ''Choristoneura simonyi'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on the Canary Islands. The wingspan is 16–19 mm. The larvae feed on ''Adenocarpus'' and ''Globularia'' species, as well as on ''Nicotiana glauca ''N ...

'' (Rebel, 1892) *''

Choristoneura spaldingana ''Choristoneura spaldingana'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from California and Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western Uni ...

'' Obraztsov, 1962 *''

Choristoneura thyrsifera ''Choristoneura thyrsifera'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Yunnan, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a ...

'' Razowski, 1984 *''

Choristoneura zapulata ''Choristoneura zapulata'', the zapulata moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. The species was first described by Robinson in 1869. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia to Quebec, south to Californi ...

'' (Robinson, 1869)

References

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q1758763 Archipini Insect pests of temperate forests Moth genera Picea Taxa named by Julius Lederer