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Western Spruce Budworm Moth

Choristoneura freemani

Classification

Class
Insecta

Choristoneura occidentalis [or Choristoneura freemani in some schemes], the western spruce budworm, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is the most destructive defoliator of coniferous forests in western North America. Distribution It is now widely distributed throughout the Rocky and Coast Mountains of Canada and the USA.

Distribution

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