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Species Pandemis cerasana - Hodges#3592

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Tortricoidea (Tortricid Moths)
Family Tortricidae (Tortricid Moths)
Subfamily Tortricinae
Tribe Archipini
Genus Pandemis
Species cerasana (Pandemis cerasana - Hodges#3592)
Hodges Number
3592
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Pandemis cerasana (Hübner, 1786)
Phalaena (Tortrix) cerasana Hübner, 1786
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet from Latin cerasus meaning "cherry tree." Hübner notes that the larvae hatch just as the new leaves unfold on the cherry trees.
Size
Forewing length 8-12 mm. (1)
Range
Widely distributed in the Palearctic from Western Europe to Asia. In North America it has been introduced to the Pacific Northwest. The first North American records are from British Columbia in 1965. (1)
Food
Wide host range from ornamentals to fruit trees. See list at TortAI. (1)
Life Cycle
See TortAI. (1)
See Also
Choristoneura rosaceana - Oblique-banded Leafroller Moth, very similar
Print References
Hübner, J., 1786. Beiträge zur Geschichte der Schmetterlinge, p.14; Pl.2, f.1-3.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Washington State U.
TortAI (1)
UK Moths
Jacob Hübner (1761-1826)
Works Cited
1.Tortricids of Agricultural Importance
Todd M. Gilligan and Marc E. Epstein.
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 17 June, 2009 - 4:13pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Beatriz Moisset, Randy Hardy
Last updated 26 January, 2018 - 8:25pm

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