Choristoneura obsoletana

Choristoneura obsoletana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Choristoneura
Species: C. obsoletana
Binomial name
Choristoneura obsoletana
(Walker, 1863)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix obsoletana Walker, 1863
  • Tortrix sanbornana Robinson, 1869
  • Tortrix seminolana Kearfott, 1907
  • Cacoecia transiturana Walker, 1863
  • Lozotaenia vesperana Clemens, 1865

Choristoneura obsoletana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.[2]

The wingspan is 21–24 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to December.

The larvae feed on Asimina (including Asimina triloba), Gaylussacia, Senna, Fragaria, Rubus and Typha species, as well as Betula papyrifera, Chamaedaphne calyculata, Lespedeza cuneata and Aronia melanocarpa.[3]

References

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