Choristoneura murinana

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Name (Latin)
Choristoneura murinana
Other forms of name
Cacoecia murinana
Fir budworm
Silver fir leafroller
Tortrix murinana
See Also From tracing topical name
Choristoneura
Leafrollers
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q2480829
Library of congress: sh 87006125
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Wiąckowski, S.K. Wyłogówka jedlineczka w Górach Świętokrzyskich, jej biologia, ekologia i zwalczanie, 1984(Cacoecia murinana)
  • Dict. of forestry, 1966:p. 294 (Cacoecia murinana; Silver fir leaf roller; Tortrix murinana)

Wikipedia description:

Choristoneura murinana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in central Europe and the Near East, China (Heilongjiang, Gansu, Qinghai), Taiwan and in North America. The wingspan is 17–24 mm. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on Abies alba, Abies nephrolepis and in North America also Cedrus Juniperus Picea, Pinus and Pseudotsuga species. Young larvae feed on new shoot of their host plant. Pupation takes place on the ground near the host. The species overwinters as a young larva.

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