Acleris variana explained

Acleris variana, the eastern blackheaded budworm, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island and the north-eastern United States, across the coniferous forest region of Canada, presumably to Saskatchewan or eastern Alberta.[1]

The larvae mainly feed on Abies balsamea (balsam fir) and Picea glauca (white spruce).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Acleris genus. Markku Savela. funet.fi. September 14, 2005. 2009-03-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20090403153618/http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/tortricoidea/tortricidae/tortricinae/acleris/index.html. 3 April 2009 . live.