Pandemis heparana | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Pandemis |
Species: | P. heparana
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Binomial name | |
Pandemis heparana | |
Synonyms | |
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Pandemis heparana, the dark fruit-tree tortrix or apple brown tortrix, [2] is a moth of the family Tortricidae.
This species can be found in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm, in the Near East, [3] and in North America.
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]
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]
Pandemis heparana | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Pandemis |
Species: | P. heparana
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Binomial name | |
Pandemis heparana | |
Synonyms | |
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Pandemis heparana, the dark fruit-tree tortrix or apple brown tortrix, [2] is a moth of the family Tortricidae.
This species can be found in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm, in the Near East, [3] and in North America.
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]
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]