| Pandemis heparana | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Pandemis |
| Species: | P. heparana |
| Binomial name | |
| Pandemis heparana | |
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Pandemis heparana, the dark fruit-tree tortrix or apple brown tortrix, [2] is a moth of the family Tortricidae.
This species can be found in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm, in the Near East, [3] and in North America.
Pandemis heparana has a wingspan of 16–24 mm. [4] In these moths the basic color of the forewings ranges from yellowish brown to reddish brown, with a reticulate pattern, a dark brown basal fascia, dark brown transversal bands, two triangular spots and brown fringes at the edge. The hindwings are gray-brown with white-yellow fringes. The larva can reach 22 mm and it is pale green. [5] [6]
This species is rather similar to Pandemis cerasana . [4]
These moths have two generations per year (bivoltine). [5] The moth flies from late May to mid-September in western Europe. The larvae are considered a pest of trees and shrubs. [6] They live in a rolled leaf and are polyphagous, feeding on various deciduous trees and shrubs including oak, willow, birch, honeysuckle, sorbus, apple and pear. [4] [6] Pupation takes places in the rolled leaves. [7] [5]
