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Tortricidae
51a0313 – 3647   Choristoneura houstonana (Grote, 1873)
             Juniper Budworm

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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Tortrix houstonana Grote, 1873
Tortrix retana Walsingham, 1879
Taxonomic Notes: Choristoneura houstonana (Grote, 1873) was formerly in the genus Cudonigera, Zootaxa. 3729(1): 25.
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.
  • Dombroskie, J.J. & F.A.H. Sperling, 2013. Phylogeny of the tribe Archipini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae) and evolutionary correlates of novel secondary sexual structures. Zootaxa, 3729(1): 1-62.
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 19.13f; p. 151. Book Review and ordering
  • Species Page at Block Island Moths
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
Choristoneura houstonana
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Choristoneura houstonana
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Choristoneura houstonana
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Choristoneura houstonana
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Choristoneura houstonana
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Choristoneura houstonana
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Choristoneura houstonana
20mm – © U. S. National Museum
Choristoneura houstonana
© Mike Quinn

Choristoneura houstonana
© Mike Quinn


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