Choristoneura parallela

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Choristoneura parallela
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Choristoneura
Species:
C. parallela
Binomial name
Choristoneura parallela
(Robinson, 1869)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix parallela Robinson, 1869

Choristoneura parallela, the parallel-banded leafroller moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Quebec, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.[2]

The wingspan is 21–23 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from March to October.

Parallel-banded Leafroller Moth (Choristoneura parallela) lateral view

The larvae feed on Solidago, Kalmia, Vaccinium, Phaseolus, Myrica, Rosa, Gardenia, Citrus, Sarracenia and Smilax species, as well as Gerbera jamesonii, Hypericum perforatum, Chamaedaphne calyculata and Salix humilis var. tristis.[3]

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