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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricoidea) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricidae) » Tortricinae » Archipini » Choristoneura » Spotted Fireworm Moth - Hodges#3633 (Choristoneura parallela)

Species Choristoneura parallela - Spotted Fireworm Moth - Hodges#3633

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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 parallela (Spotted Fireworm Moth - Hodges#3633)

Hodges Number

3633

Other Common Names

Parallel-banded Leafroller Moth

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Choristoneura parallela (Robinson, 1869)

Tortrix parallela Robinson, 1869 (1)

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet is Latin meaning "parallel," for the forewings "boldly arched at the base, costa nearly straight beyond, parallel with internal margin."

Size

Wingspan: males 23-25 mm. (1)

Range

Almost all records are from the eastern United States and southeastern Canada. (2)

Types: Putman County, New York; Philadelphia (Bunte).

Food

Polyphagous. Recorded on maple, oak, citrus, apple, blueberry, laurel, gardenia, rose, goldenrod, sweetgale, St. John's wort, mimosa and pitcherplant. (3)

Print References

Robinson, C.T., 1869. Notes on American Tortricidae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 2: 267. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

BOLD Systems

Coleman Townsend Robinson (1839-1872)

Works Cited

1.	Notes on American Tortricidae. Coleman T. Robinson. 1869. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 2: 261-288.

2.	North American Moth Photographers Group

3.	HOSTS - The Hostplants and Caterpillars Database

Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 23 August, 2006 - 5:25pm
Additional contributions by Robert Lord Zimlich, Randy Hardy, Blocky
Last updated 26 January, 2019 - 6:56pm

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