Pammene populana

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;

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]

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.

References

^ Fauna Europaea
^ Hants Moths
^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2014-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
^ UKmoths

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Hants Moths

[3] rolepidoptera.nl Archived 2014-01-02 at the Wayback Machine

[4] UKmoths

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