Choristoneura pinus

Choristoneura pinus, the jack pine budworm, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. The species was first described by Thomas Nesbitt Freeman in 1953. It is found in jack pine forests in Canada from Atlantic provinces to Cypress Hills on the Alberta-Saskatchewan border as well as northern United States from New England to the lake states.

Eggs

Caterpillar

Pupa

Damage

Jack pine budworm
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Choristoneura
Species:	C. pinus
Binomial name
Choristoneura pinus Freeman, 1953[1]

The wingspan is 18–24 mm for males and 15–28 mm for females. Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Pinus banksiana.

Subspecies

• Choristoneura pinus pinus
• Choristoneura pinus maritima Freeman, 1967 (Pennsylvania)