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Choristoneura evanidana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Choristoneura

Choristoneura evanidana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in the Russian Far East, Korea and China (Heilongjiang, Liaoning).

The wingspan is 21–23 mm for males and 24–28 mm for females. Adults are on wing from July to August.

The larvae feed on Maackia amurensis, Quercus mongolica, Malus baccata, Prunus x yedoensis, Acer tegmentosum, Aralia elata, Betula platyphylla, Betula davurica, Corylus heterophylla, Corylus sieboldiana var. mandshurica, Rhododendron mucronulatum, Flueggea suffruticosa, Lespedeza bicolor, Philadelphus schrenkii, Philadelphus tenuifolius, Deutzia hamata, Syringa reticulata, Abies holophylla, Chaenomeles speciosa, Spiraea betulifolia, Phellodendron amurense, Schisandra chinensis, Tilia amurensis and Prunus manschurica. They live in rolled clumps or leaf tubes. Young larvae are greyish, becoming greyish green with a black head when older. Larvae can be found from May to July.

References

Choristoneura evanidana Wikipedia