Choristoneura metasequoiacola
Appearance
Choristoneura metasequoiacola | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Choristoneura |
Species: | C. metasequoiacola
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Binomial name | |
Choristoneura metasequoiacola Liu, 1983[1]
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Choristoneura metasequoiacola is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Hubei, China.
The wingspan is 16 mm for males and 18 mm for females.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from July and August.
The larvae feed on Metasequoia glyptostroboides.[3]
References
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- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ Liu Y.-q., 1983: A new species of Choristoneura injurious to Metasequoia in Hubei province (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Entomotaxonomia 5 (4): 289-291. Full article: [1].
- ^ Brown, J. W., G. Robinson & J. A. Powell. 2008. Food plant database of the leafrollers of the world (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) (Version 1.0)