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Tortricidae
51a0309 – 3644   Choristoneura lambertiana (Busck, 1915)

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Distribution: Type locality (C. l. lambertianae): Oakland, OR; holotype label reads Ashland, OR.
Type locality (C. l. ponderosana): Sugar Loaf, CO.

Type locality (C. l. subretiniana): Monachee, Tulare Co., CA
Similar Species:
  • Choristoneura fumiferana complex: The Choristoneura fumiferana complex includes C. carnana, occidentalis [freemani], fumiferana, lambertiana, orae, pinus, retiniana.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Tortrix lambertiana Busck, 1915
Choristoneura ponderosana Obraztsov, 1962
Choristoneura subretiniana Obraztsov, 1962
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
  • Busck, A., 1915. Descriptions of new North American microlepidoptera. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 17(2): 86.
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 18.40m, 18.41m; p. 151. Book Review and ordering
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Choristoneura lambertiana
CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
Choristoneura lambertiana
CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
Choristoneura lambertiana
© Jason Dombroskie
Choristoneura lambertiana
© Jason Dombroskie
Choristoneura lambertiana
19mm – © Jim Vargo
Choristoneura lambertiana
18mm – © U. S. National Museum
Choristoneura lambertiana
23mm – © U. S. National Museum
Choristoneura lambertiana
19mm – © U. S. National Museum
Choristoneura lambertiana
- 21mm – © U. S. National Museum

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