''Choristoneura'' is a genus of moths in the family

Tortricidae The Tortricidae are a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths or leafroller moths, in the order Lepidoptera. This large family has over 11,000 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea, although the genus ...

. 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'' Razowski, 2002 *''

Choristoneura albaniana ''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 ...

'' (Walker, 1863) *'' Choristoneura argentifasciata'' Heppner, 1989 *'' Choristoneura biennis'' Freeman, 1967 *'' Choristoneura bracatana'' (Rebel, in Rebel & Rogenhofer, 1894) *''

Choristoneura carnana ''Choristoneura carnana'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by William Barnes and August Busck in 1920. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from California and Colorado. The wingspan The ...

'' (Barnes & Busck, 1920) *'' Choristoneura chapana'' Razowski, 2008 *'' Choristoneura colyma'' Razowski, 2006 *''

Choristoneura conflictana ''Choristoneura conflictana'', the large aspen tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found from the Pacific to the Atlantic coast and from Alaska to California, Arizona, a ...

'' (Walker, 1863) *'' Choristoneura diversana'' (Hubner, 814-1817 *''

Choristoneura evanidana ''Choristoneura evanidana'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Russian Far East, Korea and China (Heilongjiang, Liaoning). The wingspan is 21–23 mm for males and 24–28 mm for females. Adults are on wi ...

'' (Kennel, 1901) *'' Choristoneura expansiva'' X.P.Wang & G.J.Yang, 2008 *'' Choristoneura ferrugininotata'' Obraztsov, 1968 *''

Choristoneura fractivittana ''Choristoneura fractivittana'', the broken-banded leafroller or dark-banded fireworm, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. Distribution This moth is native to North America, where it can be found across Canada and throughout the eastern United ...

'' (Clemens, 1865) *''

Choristoneura freemani ''Choristoneura freemani'', the western spruce budworm, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is the most destructive defoliator of coniferous forests in western North America. Distribution It is now widely distributed throughout th ...

'' Razowski, 2008, western spruce budworm *''

Choristoneura fumiferana ''Choristoneura fumiferana'', the eastern spruce budworm, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae native to the eastern United States and Canada. The caterpillars feed on the needles of spruce and fir trees. Eastern spruce budworm po ...

'' (Clemens, 1865), eastern spruce budworm *'' Choristoneura griseicoma'' (Meyrick, 1924) *''

Choristoneura hebenstreitella ''Choristoneura hebenstreitella'', the mountain-ash tortricid, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Western Europe, Central Europe, the Near East and Iran. The wingspan is 19–30 mm. The forewing termen is hardly sinuate an ...

'' (Muller, 1764), mountain-ash tortricid *''

Choristoneura heliaspis ''Choristoneura heliaspis'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Africa and Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msu ...

'' (Meyrick, 1909) *'' Choristoneura improvisana'' (Kuznetsov, 1973) *'' Choristoneura irina'' Syachina & Budashkin, 2007 *'' Choristoneura jecorana'' (Kennel, 1899) *'' Choristoneura jezoensis'' Yasuda & Suzuki, 1987 *''

Choristoneura lafauryana ''Choristoneura lafauryana'', the strawberry leafroller, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Spain, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Romania and Russia. In the east, the rang ...

'' (Ragonot, 1875) *''

Choristoneura lambertiana ''Choristoneura lambertiana'', the sugar pine tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the eastern parts of North America and the northern regions of the United States (see subspecies section for more information). The win ...

'' (Busck, 1915) *'' Choristoneura longicellanus'' (Walsingham, 1900) *'' Choristoneura luticostana'' (Christoph, 1888) *'' Choristoneura metasequoiacola'' Liu, 1983 *'' Choristoneura murinana'' (Hubner, 796-1799 *'' Choristoneura neurophaea'' (Meyrick, 1932) *'' Choristoneura obsoletana'' (Walker, 1863) *'' Choristoneura occidentalis'' (Walsingham, 1891) *'' Choristoneura orae'' Freeman, 1967 *'' Choristoneura palladinoi'' Razowski & Trematerra, 2010 *'' Choristoneura parallela'' (Robinson, 1869) *'' Choristoneura pinus'' Freeman, 1953, jack pine budworm *'' Choristoneura propensa'' Razowski, 1992 *'' Choristoneura psoricodes'' (Meyrick, 1911) *'' Choristoneura quadratica'' Diakonoff, 1955 *'' Choristoneura retiniana'' (Walsingham, 1879) *''

Choristoneura rosaceana ''Choristoneura rosaceana'', the oblique banded leaf roller or rosaceous leaf roller, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is native to North America, but has been accidentally introduced into other parts of the world. The wingspan is 7.5– ...

'' (Harris, 1841) *'' Choristoneura simonyi'' (Rebel, 1892) *'' Choristoneura spaldingana'' Obraztsov, 1962 *'' Choristoneura thyrsifera'' Razowski, 1984 *'' Choristoneura zapulata'' (Robinson, 1869)

References

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* * * , 2007: On the type specimens of the Tortricidae described by Eduard Friedrich Eversmann from the Volgo-Ural Region. ''Nota Lepidopterologica'', 30 (1): 93-114. Full article

* * , 2008: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from South Africa. 6: ''Choristoneura'' Hübner and ''Procrica'' Diakonoff. ''Polish Journal of Entomology'' 77 (3): 245-254

* , 2013: An illustrated catalogue of the specimens of Tortricidae in the Iziko South African Museum, Cape Town (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). ''Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia'' 41 (162): 213-240. * , 2010: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Ethiopia ''Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research'' Serie II, 42 (2): 47-79. Abstract

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External links

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