Hedya pruniana (Hübner, 1799) Species
Last modified: Feb. 16, 2024, 5:28 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Olethreutini > Genus: Hedya > Species: Hedya pruniana
- Vernacular names
- Pruimwitvlakbladroller (NL), Plum Tortrix (EN), Pflaumenknospenwickler (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 21.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 15–18 mm. Smaller than Hedya nubiferana, appears broad-winged. This species closely resembles Hedya nubiferana but can be distinguished by the difference in position of the two blackish dots on the white of the forewing, in H. pruniana at the termen side. It has also four larger marked pairs of strigulae along the costa in the pale section of the wing.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
The larva lives in spun shoots or leaves and hibernates. It pupates in the larval habitation or in freshy spun leaves.
They are active in late evening and later come to light.
Flight periods
The adults have been observed from late April till the end of July, occasionally later. Most observations during June.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Prunus spinosa, Prunus domestica and Prunus avium
The larva lives on Prunus spinosa, P. domestica or P. avium. It has been reported also, but less frequently, from Malus, Pyrus and Crataegus.
Habitat
It inhabits in woodlands, hedgerows, thickets and gardens.
