Choristoneura lambertiana
Introduction '''''Choristoneura lambertiana''''', the '''sugar pine tortrix''', is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the eastern parts of North America and the northern regions of the United States (see subspecies section for more information).CaterpillarPupaDamageThe wingspan is 18–23 mm.The larvae of ''Choristoneura lambertiana lambertiana'' feed on ''Pinus lambertiana''. Subspecies ''Choristoneura lambertiana ponderosana'' prefers ''Pinus ponderosa'' and ''Pinus flexilis''. Subspecies ''Choristoneura lambertiana subretiniana'' feeds on ''Pinus contorta'' and ''Pinus jeffreyi''.
Subspecies *''Choristoneura lambertiana lambertiana'' (confirmed: Siskiyou County and Ashland, Oregon. Uncertain: Alberta and British Columbia in Canada and Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon and Wyoming in the United States)*''Choristoneura lambertiana ponderosana'' Obraztsov, 1962 (Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, western New England, South Dakota)*''Choristoneura lambertiana subretiniana'' Obraztsov, 1962 (California and Oregon)
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