Tortricidae : Olethreutinae
Pammene fasciana
PAMMENE fasciana (Linnaeus, 1761)
Pammene fasciana
PAMMENE fasciana (Linnaeus, 1761)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Vernacular Name: Chestnut Leafroller
Wingspan: 13-17mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - not Ukraine or Croatia and some Mediterranean Islands
UK Distribution: Widely distributed about Great Britain where common in south and more local further north
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Woodland : Gardens
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: Larva in a cocoon
Observations: The basal area of this moth is mottled in grey,white and black. The median area is white,before turning grey almost to the costa, and curves towards the wing apex.Small costal streaks run from apex back to the grey area previously mentioned at about a third of the wing from the base.
The large ocellus is edged in metallic grey/bluish markings with a series of about six black dashes.
The area around the ocellus is shaded in orangy brown variable markings.There are a a few irregular black spots between the ocellus and the dorsal blotch.
The males fly from sunrise through to the afternoon sunshine and are attracted to light where they can be found at the moth trap in small numbers.
Wingspan: 13-17mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - not Ukraine or Croatia and some Mediterranean Islands
UK Distribution: Widely distributed about Great Britain where common in south and more local further north
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = > 300 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Phalaena fasciana (Linnaeus, 1761)
- Tortrix trauniana ([Denis & Schiffermüller],1775)
- "in Promariis" "In Orchard - Country unknown - Locality unknown
Habitat: Woodland : Gardens
Similar Species -
- Pammene herrichiana (Heinemann, 1854)
Overwinters as: Larva in a cocoon
Observations: The basal area of this moth is mottled in grey,white and black. The median area is white,before turning grey almost to the costa, and curves towards the wing apex.Small costal streaks run from apex back to the grey area previously mentioned at about a third of the wing from the base.
The large ocellus is edged in metallic grey/bluish markings with a series of about six black dashes.
The area around the ocellus is shaded in orangy brown variable markings.There are a a few irregular black spots between the ocellus and the dorsal blotch.
The males fly from sunrise through to the afternoon sunshine and are attracted to light where they can be found at the moth trap in small numbers.
Photo Gallery
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.
- Fagaceae - Oak - Chestnut - Beech Family
- Castanea sativa - Sweet Chestnut
- Fagus sylvatica - Beech
- Quercus petraea - Sessile Oak
- Quercus robur - Pedunculate Oak : Common Oak
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Tortricoidea Tortricidae Olethreutinae Grapholitini PAMMENE Hübner,[1825] Pammene fasciana (Linnaeus, 1761) - Tortrix trauniana ([Denis & Schiffermüller],1775) - PHALAENA fasciana (Linnaeus, 1761) = Pammene juliana (Curtis, 1836) = Pammene nimbana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851) - Fauna Suecica (Edn 2) : Title page : p.342 - n.1304 - "in Pomariis" - "In Orchard" - Country unknown - locality unknown |