Pammene regiana (Zeller, 1849) Species
Last modified: March 9, 2023, 3:21 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Grapholitini > Genus: Pammene > Species: Pammene regiana
- Vernacular names
- Maanmot (NL)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Crombrugghe G. 1898. Note sur quelques Lépidoptères nouveaux pour la faune belge. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 42: 34–38. On page 35.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Cocoon/pupa
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year: onwards from May till early July. They come to light.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Acer pseudoplatanus and Acer platanoides
The larva feeds inside the seeds of Acer spp. The last instar larva moves to lower parts of the foodplant and spins a cocoon in a crevice or under bark, in which it overwinters.
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