Tortricidae : Olethreutinae
Pammene regiana
PAMMENE regiana (Zeller, 1849)
Pammene regiana
PAMMENE regiana (Zeller, 1849)
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Life Cycle Guide
Description
Vernacular Name: Regal Piercer
Wingspan: 13-16mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less Canary Islands,Croatia,Greece,Lithuania,Portugal,Spain,Ukraine and most Mediterranean Islands : Near East
UK Distribution: Common throughout the British Isles : Ireland - local
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Woodland : Hedgerows : Suburban Gardens
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: The similar species P.truaniana has a plae yellow dorsal patch which is more evenly curved and no distinct angle along the margins,but sometimes with one or two angles meeting the dorsum near the tornus.The costal streaks are pale yellow and more pronounced than this moth. Gentalia identification might be necessary to separate these two species.
Occasionally comes to light.
Wingspan: 13-16mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less Canary Islands,Croatia,Greece,Lithuania,Portugal,Spain,Ukraine and most Mediterranean Islands : Near East
UK Distribution: Common throughout the British Isles : Ireland - local
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = > 300 10km squares
- Least Concern
- Grapholitha regiana (Zeller, 1849)
- Tortrix trauniana ([Denis & Schiffermüller],1775)
- Not specified
Habitat: Woodland : Hedgerows : Suburban Gardens
Similar Species -
- Pammene trauniana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: The similar species P.truaniana has a plae yellow dorsal patch which is more evenly curved and no distinct angle along the margins,but sometimes with one or two angles meeting the dorsum near the tornus.The costal streaks are pale yellow and more pronounced than this moth. Gentalia identification might be necessary to separate these two species.
Occasionally comes to light.
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.
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.
Aceraceae - Maple Family
- Acer campestre - Field Maple
- Acer platanoides - Norway Maple
- Acer pseudoplatanus - Sycamore
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
Subkingdom: Phylum: Subphylum: Class: Order: Superfamily: Family: Subfamily: Tribe: Genus: Accepted Species Name: Type Species - PAMMENE: Original Species Name: Species Name: Literary Ref: Type Locality: |
Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Tortricoidea Tortricidae Olethreutinae Grapholitini PAMMENE Hübner,[1825] Pammene regiana (Zeller, 1849) - Tortrix trauniana ([Denis & Schiffermüller],1775) - GRAPHOLITHA regiana (Zeller, 1849) = Grapholitha honorana Herrich-Schäffer, 1851 - Zeller,1849, Stett.Ent.Ztg.,10:279 Grapholitha - Not Specified |