Choristoneura luticostana explained

Choristoneura luticostana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China (Heilongjiang, Jilin), the Korean Peninsula, the Russian Far East and Japan.[1] The habitat consists of fir-broad-leaved and cedar-broad-leaved forests.

Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Quercus, Betula, Lespedeza and Rhododendron species, as well as Malus pumila.[2] Larvae can be found from May to June.[3]

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.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)
  3. 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 .

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