Pandemis cinnamomeana

Tortricidae : Tortricinae

Pandemis cinnamomeana

PANDEMIS cinnamomeana (Treitschke, 1830)

Kind permission - © Tim Norriss

Life Cycle Guide

Description

Vernacular Name: White-faced Tortrix
Wingspan: 16-24mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - ( Excluding - Azores,Balearic Is.,Canary is.,Channel Is.,Corsica,Crete,Croatia,Cyprus,Greece,Ireland, Madeira,Malta,Sardinia and Ukraine) : eastwards to China,Korea and Japan
UK Distribution: Locally distributed in England and Wales,possibly expanding range
UK Conservation Status -

Common = > 300 10km squares

European Conservation Status -

Least Concern

Original Species Name -

Tortrix cinnamomeana (Treitschke, 1830)

Type Species - Pandemis

Tortrix textana Hübner, 1799

Type Locality -

Not Specified

Flight Period: June - early August - univoltine : Partial second brood in south late August - October
Habitat: Woodland : Gardens
Similar Species -

Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix - Pandemis heparana - ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Larva: Larva feeds on host plant living in spun or rolled leaf
Observations: The male of this species has a white face and part of the labial palps,and the hindwing of the female is tinged reddish brown towards the apex, these being the main differences which identify this species from it siimilar species P.heparana.
The moth forewings are rddish brown with a darker basal and median areas and a traingular blotch off the costa adjacent to the apex.
The moth is easily disturbed during the day and is attracyted to light.

Photo Gallery

Pandemis cinnamomeana - ♂ - (Treitschke, 1830) - Cholderton Estate, Hants - 6 September 2016 - © Tim Norriss

Larval Food Plants Worldwide

Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website where further information like photos,physical characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.

Pinaceae - Pine Family
- Abies alba - Silver Fir
- Larix decidua - Larch
- Picea sitchensis - Sitka Spruce
Rosaceae - Rose Family
- Malus pumila - Paradise Apple
- Sorbus aucuparia - Mountain Ash - Rowan
- Sorbus commixta - No Common Name
Salicaceae - Willow Family
- Salix viminalis - Osier
Taxaceae - Yew Family
- Taxus baccata - Yew
Thymelaeaceae - Lianas Family
- Daphne gnidium - Flax-Leaved Daphne
Ulmaceae - Elm Family
- Ulmus davidiana - Japanese Elm
  - Note - Larvae also feed on the following plant families
    - Aceraceae - Acer - Maple
    - Betulaceae - Betula - Birch
    - Ericaceae - Vaccinium - Cowberry,Bilberry etc
    - Fagaceae - Quercus - Oak
    - Rosaceae - Prunus - Plum

Larval Food Plants

Taxonomy

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Animalia
Eumetozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Tortricoidea
Tortricidae
Tortricinae
Archipini
PANDEMIS Hübner, [1825]
Pandemis cinnamomeana (Treitschke, 1830)
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Tortrix textana Hübner, 1799
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TORTRIX cinnamomeana (Treitschke, 1830)
= Tortrix basana Zerny, 1935
= Tortrix croceana Frölich, 1828
= Tortrix croceana Hübner, [1796/99
= Tortrix ochreana Dupont, 1834
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Treitschke, 1830,Die schmetterlinge von Europa v.8 : Title Page :
p.61 & 62 - n.9 - Cinnamomeana
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Not Specified