Western Spruce Budworm Moth

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Choristoneura occidentalis

Western Spruce Budworm Moth, a reference photo
Photo: Jeffrey J. Witcosky, USDA Forest Service · Public domain

For the Western spruce bud worm, elsewhere as the homonym Choristoneura occidentalis, please see Choristoneura freemani

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Western Spruce Budworm Moth being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Tortricidae
Species
Choristoneura occidentalis

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