Jack Pine Budworm Moth (Choristoneura pinus)

at a 365nm UV light at a mixed forest edge

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Christine Young

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So beautiful! I have been pining to see one of these ;) <3 Posted 4 years ago
1. Flown Kimmerling
  
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  Bahaha! I was surprised to see it! I don't think it is super common around here? Posted 4 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
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    I'm not sure, but I've drooled over it in my moth ID guide many times. Posted 4 years ago

The Jack Pine Budworm Moth

''Choristoneura pinus'', the jack pine budworm, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. The species was first described by Thomas Nesbitt Freeman in 1953. It is found in jack pine forests in Canada from Atlantic provinces to Cypress Hills on the Alberta-Saskatchewan border as well as northern United States from New England to the lake states.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Flown Kimmerling