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Mountain-ash tortricid

Choristoneura hebenstreitella
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Choristoneura
Species: C. hebenstreitella
Binomial name
Choristoneura hebenstreitella
(Müller, 1764)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena Tinea hebenstreitella Müller, 1764
  • Phalaena Tortrix pyrana Villers, 1789
  • Tortrix sorbiana Hübner, [1796-1799]

Choristoneura hebenstreitella, the mountain-ash tortricid, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Western Europe, Central Europe, the Near East and Iran.

The wingspan is 19–30 mm. The moth flies from May to July.

The larvae feed on species from the genera Betula, Malus, Prunus, Pyrus and Quercus.


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