''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 cone-bearing seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the division Pinophyta (), also known as Coniferophyta () or Coniferae. The division contains a single extant class, Pinopsida. All ext ...

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 subfam ...

and are known as spruce budworms.

Species

Pinus contorta latifolia & western spruce budworm 2

*'' Choristoneura adumbratanus'' (Walsingham, 1900) *'' Choristoneura africana'' Razowski, 2002 *'' Choristoneura albaniana'' (Walker, 1863) *'' Choristoneura argentifasciata'' Heppner, 1989 *'' Choristoneura biennis'' Freeman, 1967 *'' Choristoneura bracatana'' (Rebel, in Rebel & Rogenhofer, 1894) *'' Choristoneura carnana'' (Barnes & Busck, 1920) *'' Choristoneura chapana'' Razowski, 2008 *'' Choristoneura colyma'' Razowski, 2006 *'' Choristoneura conflictana'' (Walker, 1863) *'' Choristoneura diversana'' (Hubner, 814-1817 *'' Choristoneura evanidana'' (Kennel, 1901) *'' Choristoneura expansiva'' X.P.Wang & G.J.Yang, 2008 *'' Choristoneura ferrugininotata'' Obraztsov, 1968 *'' Choristoneura fractivittana'' (Clemens, 1865) *'' Choristoneura freemani'' 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 ''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 transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the ...

'' 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 Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest ...

'' Yasuda & Suzuki, 1987 *'' Choristoneura lafauryana'' (Ragonot, 1875) *'' Choristoneura lambertiana'' (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'' (Harris, 1841) *'' Choristoneura simonyi'' (Rebel, 1892) *'' Choristoneura spaldingana'' Obraztsov, 1962 *'' Choristoneura thyrsifera'' Razowski, 1984 *'' Choristoneura zapulata'' (Robinson, 1869)

References

Bibliography

* , 2005: ''World Catalogue of Insects'' volume 5 ''Tortricidae''. * * * , 1965: A revision of the genus ''Archips'' from Japan. ''Tyô to Ga'' 16 (1/2): 13-40. Abstract and Full article

* * , 1859, ''Wien. ent. Monatschr.'' 3: 426. * , 1983: A new species of ''Choristoneura'' injurious to Metasequoia in Hubei province (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). ''Entomotaxonomia'' 5 (4): 289-291. Full article

* * * , 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