Choristoneura biennis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Choristoneura
Species:
C. biennis
Binomial name
Choristoneura biennis
Freeman, 1967[1]

Choristoneura biennis, the two-year-cycle budworm moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Canada, where it has been recorded from Alberta and British Columbia.[2]

The wingspan is about 26 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in July.

The larvae feed on Abies lasiocarpa, Picea engelmanni and Picea glauca.[3] The larvae cause defoliation of spruce–subalpine fir forests.[4]

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