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Choristoneura
Mountain-ash tortricid
Choristoneura hebenstreitella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Subfamily: Tortricinae
Tribe: Archipini
Genus: Choristoneura
Lederer, 1859
Species

Several, see text

Synonyms
  • Cornicacoecia Obraztsov, 1954
  • Hoshinoa Kawabe, 1965

Choristoneura is a genus of moths in the family Tortricidae. Several species are serious pests of conifers, such as spruce and are known as spruce budworms.

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Western spruce budworm (Choristoneura freemani) attacking Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) on Blewett Pass in Washington State

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