Choristoneura hebenstreitella

Choristoneura hebenstreitella
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.^[2]

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.

References

^ tortricidae.com
^ Alipanah, Helen, 2009: A brief study on the tribes Tortricini and Archipini (Lepidoptera: Tortricinae) from Iran. Entomofauna Band 30, Heft 10: 137-152.

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