Pammene populana

Pammene populana, the pygmy piercer, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Portugal, the Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine.[1] The habitat consists of woodland, marshes, riverbanks, fens and sand dunes.[2]

Pammene populana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Pammene
Species:
P. populana
Binomial name
Pammene populana
(Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms
  • Pyralis populana Fabricius, 1787
  • Tortrix ephippana Hubner, [1817]
  • Phthoroblastis populnana Frey, 1880
  • Tortrix sticticana Frolich, 1828

The wingspan is 10–15 mm.[3] Adults have a yellowish blotch on the dorsum with a darker central spot. Meyrick describes it - Forewings dark fuscous, costa posteriorly strigulated with whitish ; a triangular ochreous-white median dorsal blotch, apex somewhat bent posteriorly, including a small triangular dark fuscous dorsal spot ; three streaks from costa and margins of ocellus leaden-metallic. Hindwings dark fuscous, base lighter. Larva whitish-green; head black; plate of 2 black, anteriorly whitish-green.[4]

They are on wing from July to August.[5]

The larvae feed on Salix species. They spin a shelter from leaf fragments.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Hants Moths
  3. microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2014-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  5. UKmoths
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