Pammene obscurana
Appearance
Pammene obscurana | |
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Pammene obscurana Moscow Oblast | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Pammene |
Species: | P. obscurana
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Binomial name | |
Pammene obscurana (Stephens, 1834)
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Pammene obscurana is a moth belonging to the family Tortricidae. The species was first described by James Francis Stephens in 1834.[1]
It is native to the Palearctic.
12–14 mm is the wingspan. There are no other obvious markings on the forewing other than a square, brownish-white spot with a brown center stripe at the dorsal edge. The back wings are a pale gray-brown color. Meyrick describes it - Forewings rather dark fuscous; some pairs of indistinct pale costal strigulae; a subquadrate spot on middle of dorsum formed of three ill-defined whitish strigulae; ocellus obscurely edged with dull leaden-metallic. Hindwings rather dark fuscous.[2]
The adults fly in May–June.
The larvae feed on Betula spp.
References
[edit]- ^ "Pammene obscurana (Stephens, 1834)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
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