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

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: houstonana (Grote, 1873) (Tortrix) - MONA 1983: 3647 retana (Walsingham, 1879) (Tortrix) Taxonomic Notes: Choristoneura houstonana (Grote, 1873) was formerly in the genus Cudonigera, Zootaxa. 3729(1): 25.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) 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 Species Page at iNaturalist

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