Seq # 361080010

Philedonides lunana (Thunberg, 1784) Species

Last modified: May 7, 2021, 11:53 a.m.


A very rare and local species in the southern part of Belgium. Not often recorded.


Details

Classification
Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Tortricinae > Tribus: Ramapesiini > Genus: Philedonides > Species: Philedonides lunana
Vernacular names
Bruine maanbladroller (NL)
Synonyms
Philedonides prodromana (Hübner, 1816)
First mention in Belgium
Janmoulle E. 1952a. Espèces nouvelles pour la faune belge (suite). — Lambillionea 52: 13, 25–26, 49–50. On page 13.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan: 11–16 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature

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Flight periods

From March till May.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Myrica gale, Erica tetralix, Calluna vulgaris and Silene maritima
Host plant (genera):
Mentha, Vaccinium, Potentilla and Smyrnium

The larva lives on a hole range of plants and trees: Vacinnium, Calluna, Centaurea scabiosa, Centaurea nigra, Carlina acaulis, Cirsium sp., Artemisia vulgaris, Senecio doronicum, Senecio sp., Daucus carota, Peucedanum palustre, Anthriscus sp., Potentilla anserina, Filipendula ulmaria, Lotus corniculatus, Trifolium pratense, Origanum vulgare, Lysimachia vulgaris sp., Knautia dipsacifolia, Valeriana sp., Andromeda polifolia, Salix caprea, Fraxinus excelsior...etc.

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Habitat

Moorland and heathland.

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