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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
    • 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
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