Pammene aurana (Fabricius, 1775)
orange-spot piercer
on Heracleum
Heracleum sphondylium, UK, Norfolk, Downham Market, 23.vii.2022 © Rob Edmunds: larva in a fruit split open.
2.viii.2022: vacated fruit
opened, vacated fruit with frass remains
parasite
The larva bores in the fruits, that are bound together with spinning.
host plants
Apiaceae, monophagous
Heracleum sphondylium.
phenology
Univoltine; hibernation as larva.
distribution within Europe
larva
Pictures on Lepiforum; see also Swatschek.
synonyms
Cydia, Grapholitha, Laspeyresia, aurana.
references
Bradley, Tremewan & Smith (1973a), Disqué (1905a), Hancock & Bland (2015a), Lepiforum (2019), Schütze (1931a), Shepard (0000a), Swatschek (1958a).