Acleris variana
Acleris variana, the eastern blackheaded budworm, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island and the north-eastern United States, across the coniferous forest region of Canada, presumably to Saskatchewan or eastern Alberta.[2]
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Acleris |
| Species: | A. variana |
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| Acleris variana (Fernald, 1886)[1] | |
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The larvae mainly feed on Abies balsamea (Balsam Fir) and Picea glauca (White Spruce).
References
- tortricidae.com
- Markku Savela (September 14, 2005). "Acleris genus". funet.fi. Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
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