Species Details

ABH: 49.379

BF: 1272

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Olethreutinae

Taxon: Pammene aurana

Authority: (Fabricius, 1775)

Vernacular: Double Orange-spot

Account: Common in hedgerows, rough ground and woodland edges throughout the British Isles Often found resting on flowers of Hogweed on sunny afternoons. The unique forewing pattern readily distinguishes this species [Bradley]. Larva feeds on seeds of Hogweed, living between seeds spun together with silk, and over-wintering in a cocoon.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 9 — 13 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 22 May (2020) — 1 Aug (2010)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant:

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Common

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/pammene-aurana/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 37

Individuals: 9

Earliest Year: 1999

Latest Year: 2024

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