Pammene aurana (Fabricius, 1775) Species
Last modified: March 23, 2024, 1:47 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium, especially in the northern part.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Grapholitini > Genus: Pammene > Species: Pammene aurana
- Vernacular names
- Oranje dwergbladroller (NL), Orange-spot Piercer, Double Orange-spot (EN), Tordeuse de la berce (FR), Bärenklauwickler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Pammene mediana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- 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 9–13 mm. A very distinctive species, having large orange blotches on a darker greyish brown forewing. One on the dorsum and one centrally in the wing, thus showing three large blotches on the moth when it is seen from above.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
The larva is dirty white, the head and neck shield are black-brown to black, the latter somewhat duller, the anal valve is brown.
Bionomics
The larva spins two or more seeds of the host plant together and lives within. It hibernates full-fed from October in a cocoon spin in the soil and pupates in spring in that cocoon.
They are active in sunshine and visiting Umbelliferae flowers and later occasionally come to light.
Flight periods
The adults have been seen from late May towards early September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Heracleum sphondylium
The larva feeds on Heracleum sphondylium.
Habitat
It inhabits woodland edges, scrub, waysides, gardens, hedgerows and rough ground.
