Cudonigera houstonana

Cudonigera houstonana, the juniper budworm moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, California, Kansas, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.

Cudonigera houstonana
Cudonigera houstonana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Cudonigera
Species:	C. houstonana
Binomial name
Cudonigera houstonana (Grote, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
Tortrix houstonana Grote, 1873 Tortrix retana Walsingham, 1879

The wingspan is about 20 mm.^[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from April to November. There are up to two generations per year.

The larvae feed on the foliage of Juniperus ashei.^[3]