Pseudohermenias abietana (Fabricius, 1787) Species
Last modified: Nov. 23, 2023, 10:14 a.m.
A not so common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Olethreutini > Genus: Pseudohermenias > Species: Pseudohermenias abietana
- Vernacular names
- Sparrenbladroller (NL), Tannennadelwickler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Pseudohermenias hercyniana (Bechstein & Scharfenberg, 1805) and Pseudohermenias clausthaliana (Saxesen, 1840)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Crombrugghe G. 1899. Note sur quelques Microlépidoptères nouveaux pour la faune belge. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 43: 72–76. On page 72.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 14–18 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Caterpillar
The reddish-brown caterpillar has a black head and black prolegs. The prothoracic plate is yellowish with black edges.
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Bionomics
The caterpillar starts mining the needles from a spinning tube on the branch. Later the caterpillar lives freely between spun leaves. The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults have been observed from late April towards mid-July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Picea abies and Abies alba
The larva lives on Picea.
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