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Species Choristoneura conflictana - Large Aspen Tortrix - Hodges#3637

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Tortricoidea (Tortricid Moths)
Family Tortricidae (Tortricid Moths)
Subfamily Tortricinae
Tribe Archipini
Genus Choristoneura
Species conflictana (Large Aspen Tortrix - Hodges#3637)
Hodges Number
3637
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Choristoneura conflictana (Walker, 1863)
Tortrix conflictana Walker, 1863 (1)
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet from Latin conflictans meaning "assailing."
Size
Forewing length 12-17 mm. (2)
Larva to 15-21 mm. (3)
Identification
Adult - pale grey to brownish grey with indistinct markings. (2)
Larvae - initially pale yellowish-green later turning deep green or almost black with reddish brown to black head capsule. (3)
Range
From the Pacific to the Atlantic and from Alaska to California, Arizona, and New Mexico. (3)
Type locality: St. Martin's Falls, Albany River, Hudson's Bay (Dr. Barnston).
Season
Adults emerge in June.(4)
Food
Main host is trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides) but will also feed on other associated broad-leaved trees. (3), (2)
Life Cycle
Eggs are laid in flat clusters usually on the upper surfaces of the leaves in June or July. First instar larvae feed gregariously on leaf surfaces during July, spinning much silk and webbing the surfaces together. Later they move to the trunk, searching for hibernation sites in rough bark or under moss.(4)
Overwinter as 2nd instars.(4)
In spring, they climb the trees and mine the swelling buds. Later they roll leaves and feed within the enclosures. Pupation occurs within the rolls.(4)
Print References
Walker, F., 1863. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXVIII – Tortricites and Tineites. British Museum (Natural History), p.323. (1)
Works Cited
1.List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXVIII – Tortricites and Tineites
Francis Walker. 1863. British Museum (Natural History), p.287-561.
2.Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.
3.University of Alberta Entomology Collection
4.Eastern Forest Insects
Whiteford L. Baker. 1972. U.S. Department of Agriculture · Forest Service.