Pandemis heparana

Pandemis heparana

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Section:	Cossina
Family:	Tortricidae
Tribe:	Archipini
Genus:	Pandemis
Species:	P. heparana
Binomial name
*Pandemis heparana* (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)^[1]
Synonyms
Tortrix heparana [Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775 Phalaena (Tortrix) cappana Villers, 1789 Phalaena (Tortrix) cappata Geoffroy, in Fourcroy, 1785 Tortrix carpiniana Hubner, [1796-1799] Pyralis fasciana Fabricius, 1787 Tortrix heperana Gmelin, 1788 Tortrix padana Schrank, 1802 Tortrix pasquayana [Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775 Tortrix rubrana Sodoffsky, 1830 Pandemis heparana var. subclarana Caradja, 1931 vulpisana Herrich-Schaffer, 1847 Tortrix (Lozotaenia) vulpisana Herrich-Schaffer, 1851

Pandemis heparana, the dark fruit-tree tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone and in North America.

Larva

The wingspan is 16–24 mm. The moth flies from late May to mid September in western Europe.

The larvae feed on various trees and shrubs including oak, willow, birch, honeysuckle, sorbus, apple and pear.

References

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