About Choristoneura pinus Freeman, 1953
Choristoneura pinus, commonly known as the jack pine budworm, is a moth species belonging to the family Tortricidae. This species was first formally described by Thomas Nesbitt Freeman in 1953. Its range covers jack pine forests in Canada, stretching from the Atlantic provinces to Cypress Hills on the Alberta-Saskatchewan border, as well as the northern United States from New England to the lake states. Males have a wingspan of 18 to 24 millimeters, while females have a wingspan ranging from 15 to 28 millimeters. Adult jack pine budworms are active in flight from June to August. The larvae of this species feed on Pinus banksiana, or jack pine.
