Best Tortricid
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Spruce budworm is Choristoneura fumiferana, a North American tortricid described by Clemens in 1865 and a major spruce-fir defoliator.
Western spruce budworm is Choristoneura freemani, a Rocky Mountain tortricid named in 2008 and a destructive western conifer defoliator.
Orange tortrix is Argyrotaenia franciscana, a western North American tortricid described by Walsingham in 1879 and a fruit pest.
Summer fruit tortrix is Adoxophyes orana, a Palearctic tortricid described in 1834 whose larvae damage apple and pear fruit trees.
Oriental fruit moth is Grapholita molesta, a Chinese tortricid described by Busck in 1916 and now a global pest of peaches and apples.
False codling moth is Thaumatotibia leucotreta, an African tortricid described by Meyrick in 1913 and a quarantine pest of citrus.
