Pammene populana
| Pammene populana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Pammene |
| Species: | P. populana |
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| Pammene populana (Fabricius, 1787) | |
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Pammene populana, the pygmy piercer, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. 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]
The wingspan is 10–15 mm.[3] Adults have a yellowish blotch on the dorsum with a darker central spot. They are on wing from July to August.[4]
The larvae feed on Salix species. They spin a shelter from leaf fragments.
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