Choristoneura fractivittana

Choristoneura fractivittana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Choristoneura
Species:	C. fractivittana
Binomial name
	Choristoneura fractivittana; (Clemens, 1865)
Synonyms
	Lozotaenia fractivittana Clemens, 1865; Tortrix fumosa Robinson, 1869;

Choristoneura fractivittana, the broken-banded leafroller or dark-banded fireworm, is a moth of the family Tortricidae.

Distribution

This moth is native to North America, where it can be found across Canada and throughout the eastern United States.

Description

The wingspan is 16–28 mm.

Biology

The larva feeds on Malus, Fagus, Betula, Ulmus, Quercus and Rubus species.

There is one generation per year in the north and two in the south. The adult flies in May and June in the north and from May to August in the south.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin frangere ("to break") and vitta ("a band" or "a stripe of color") and refers to the broken or separated brown band on the forewing.

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