Choristoneura longicellanus explained

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),[1] Japan, Taiwan, the Korean Peninsula and the Russian Far East.

The wingspan is 19–25 mm for males and 19–31 mm for females.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from July and August.

The larvae feed on Castanea (including Castanea crenata), Morus, Malus (including Malus pumila), Pyrus (including Pyrus ussuriensis, Pyrus pyrifolia) and Rosa species, as well as Fragaria × ananassa, Quercus acutissima, Quercus aliena, Quercus dentata, Quercus mongolica, Quercus serrata, Quercus variabilis, Ribes uva-crispa, Ligustrum obtusifolium, Prunus persica, Prunus salicina and Prunus × yedoensis.[3] Larvae have been recorded from May to July.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Revision of Tribe Archipini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae) in Northeast China . 10.1007/BF02856773 . 2003 . Bong-Kyu . Byun . Shan-Chun . Yan . Cheng-De . Li . Journal of Forestry Research . 14 . 2 . 93–102 .
  2. http://www.jpmoth.org/Tortricidae/Tortricinae/Choristoneura_longicellana.html Japanese Moths
  3. http://www.tortricid.net/foodplants.asp Brown, J. W., G. Robinson & J. A. Powell. 2008. Food plant database of the leafrollers of the world (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) (Version 1.0)
  4. Book: Lepidopterous Fauna of the USSR and Adjacent Countries: A Collection of Papers Dedicated to Professor Alexsandr Sergeevich Danilevskii . 90-04-08805-9 . Kryzhanovskiĭ . Oleg Leonidovich . Davis . Donald Ray . 1989 . Brill Archive .