Apple_brown_tortrix

<i>Pandemis heparana</i>

Pandemis heparana

Species of moth

Pandemis heparana, the dark fruit-tree tortrix or apple brown tortrix,[2] is a moth of the family Tortricidae.

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Distribution

This species can be found in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm, in the Near East, [3] and in North America.

Description

Pandemis heparana has a wingspan of 16–24 mm.[4] In these moths the basic color of the forewings ranges from yellowish brown to reddish brown, with a reticulate pattern, a dark brown basal fascia, dark brown transversal bands, two triangular spots and brown fringes at the edge. The hindwings are gray-brown with white-yellow fringes. The larva can reach 22 mm and it is pale green.[5][6]

This species is rather similar to Pandemis cerasana.[4]

Biology

These moths have two generations per year (bivoltine).[5] The moth flies from late May to mid-September in western Europe. The larvae are considered a pest of trees and shrubs.[6] They live in a rolled leaf and are polyphagous, feeding on various deciduous trees and shrubs including oak, willow, birch, honeysuckle, sorbus, apple and pear.[4][6] Pupation takes places in the rolled leaves.[7][5]

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References

  1. [1]
    Tortricidae.com
  2. [2]
    Apple brown tortrix (Pandemis heparana) at Plantwise Knowledge Bank
  3. [3]
    Fauna europaea
  4. [4]
    UK Moths
  5. [5]
    HYPP Zoology
  6. [6]
    David V Alford Pests of Fruit Crops: A Colour Handbook
  7. [7]
    Lepidoptera of Belgium


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