Pammene agnotana Rebel, 1914 Species
Last modified: March 2, 2024, 6:35 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Grapholitini > Genus: Pammene > Species: Pammene agnotana
- Vernacular names
- Meidoorndwergbladroller (NL), Guildford Piercer, Hawthorn Bark Tortrix (EN), Weißdorn-Zwergwickler (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Prins W. 2016. Catalogus van de Belgische Lepidoptera – Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. — Entomobrochure 9: 1–279. On page 117.
- Status
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Native
The first specimen for Belgium was collected on 17.v.1963 by J. Kekenbosch in Uccle (BR), coll. RBINS (det. K. Larsen). A second specimen was collected on 22.iv.2014 in the area “Molsbroek” in Lokeren (OV), leg. B. Maes and identified with genital preparation Maes 1548 ♂.
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 10–11 mm. A rather nondescript brown moth with somewhat obscured strigulate medio-dorsal blotch situated slightly before the middle, poorly marked ocellus and costal strigulae. Similar to Pammene obscurana which is larger (ws 12–14mm) and has the medio-dorsal blotch placed more centrally
The adults are very easy to attract to the pheromone of Pammene argyrana.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Little is known about the lifestyle of this species, but in the literature it is stated that the larva feeds within damaged bark on the host plant.
The adult moths can almost always be found flying around hawthorn bushes during the last week of April and the first week of May. During the day they swarm in the treetop area down to the half-height branches.
Flight periods
The adults are on the wing in April and May.
Habitat
It inhabits woodland edges, hedgerows where the hostplant occurs.
