Bug FAQJack Pine Budworm Moth
Choristoneura pinus · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Tortricidae
Also called: Jack Pine Budworm
Source: Wikipedia
Males have a wingspan of about 18 to 24 mm and females about 15 to 28 mm. Adults are active from June through August. They live in jack pine forests across Canada and the northern United States.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Males have a wingspan of about 18 to 24 mm and females about 15 to 28 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
They are found in jack pine forests throughout Canada and the northern United States.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
The larvae feed on jack pine (Pinus banksiana).
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Adults are on the wing from June to August.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Their range includes jack pine forests from the Atlantic provinces to Cypress Hills in Canada and from New England to the Great Lakes region in the U.S.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 32 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Michigan, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Vermont, New York, Maine, Mississippi, Wisconsin.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choristoneura_pinus
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