Pandemis dumetana (Treitschke, 1835) Species
Last modified: Nov. 8, 2023, 1:36 p.m.
A not so common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Tortricinae > Tribus: Archipini > Genus: Pandemis > Species: Pandemis dumetana
- Vernacular names
- Fijnmazige bladroller (NL), Thicket Tortrix (EN), Brombeerblattwickler (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 68.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 17–20 mm. It has usually a distinct dark stria running from the preapical spot to the tornus, but is probably best distinguished by its pale hindwing.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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The larva lives in a rolled leaf, occasionally in a flower-head. It hibernates in an early instar and pupates in the larval habitation.
The moths are active at sunset and come to light.
Flight periods
The adults have been observed from the end of May till the end of August. Most specimens have been observed in July.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Polyphagous
The polyphagous larva feeds on different herbaceous and other plants like Urtica, Valeriana, Sanguisorba, Origanum, Dictamnus, Hedera, Lysimachia, Symphytum, Chenopodium, Lonicera, Rubus, Quercus, Mentha, Fragaria etc...
Habitat
It occurs both in damp fenland habitats, and drier, chalky habitats.
