Choristoneura luticostana

Choristoneura luticostana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Choristoneura
Species: C. luticostana
Binomial name
Choristoneura luticostana
(Christoph, 1888)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix luticostana Christoph, 1888
  • Tortrix gigantana Kennel, 1899

Choristoneura luticostana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in China (Heilongjiang, Jilin), the Korean Peninsula, the Russian Far East and Japan.[2] The habitat consists of fir-broad-leaved and cedar-broad-leaved forests.

Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Quercus, Betula, Lespedeza and Rhododendron species, as well as Malus pumila.[3] They cut open the buds and roll the leaves at the apices of the branches. Young larvae are green with a black head. Older larvae are blackish-green, also with a black head. Larvae can be found from May to June.[4]

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