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INSECTS

Oblique-banded Leafroller Moth

Choristoneura rosaceana

Insects
Native
Oblique-banded Leafroller Moth, photo 1 of 5
Oblique-banded Leafroller Moth, Caterpillar
Oblique-banded Leafroller Moth, Pupa
7.5–11 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Tortricidae with a wingspan of 7.5–11 mm.

There are 561 observations of Oblique-banded Leafroller Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Outaouais and Montérégie, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in June and July and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue143
  2. Outaouais71
  3. Montérégie65
  4. Estrie55
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine45
  6. Capitale-Nationale44
  7. Montréal44
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean29
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent17
  10. Laurentides14
  11. Lanaudière11
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches8
  13. Côte-Nord7
  14. Mauricie4
  15. Laval2
  16. Nord-du-Québec1
  17. Centre-du-Québec1

What the caterpillar eats

Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
American basswoodTilia americana
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis
Sugar mapleAcer saccharum
American elmUlmus americana
Gray alderAlnus incana
TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
TOXIC
Red mapleAcer rubrum
Ash-leaf mapleAcer negundo
White oakQuercus alba
Black Hills sprucePicea glauca

Similar species

Omnivorous LeafrollerArchips purpurana
Broken-banded Leafroller MothChoristoneura fractivittana
Three-lined Leafroller MothPandemis limitata
Rose Tortrix MothArchips rosana
Woodgrain Leafroller MothPandemis lamprosana
Obsolete-banded Leafroller MothChoristoneura obsoletana
Garden TortrixClepsis peritana
Clemens' Clepsis MothClepsis clemensiana
Large Aspen TortrixChoristoneura conflictana
Greenish Apple MothClepsis virescana
Allen's Tortrix MothAphelia alleniana
Gray Archips MothArchips grisea