Species Details

ABH: 49.377

BF: 1237

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Olethreutinae

Taxon: Pammene germmana

Authority: (Hübner, [1799])

Vernacular: Dark Oak Tortrix

Account: Local in hedgerows and open woodland throughout much of England, in recent years seldom found north of the Midlands Day-flying. The satiny black-brown general coloration of the forewing, contrasting with the cream-white ground colour between the costal strigulae, and the bluish metallic striae are characteristic, however confusion with Strophedra weirana is possible [Bradley]. Larva feeds on shoots of Hawthorn, Blackthorn and Oak.

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: 10 — 14 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 10 May (2007) — 30 Jun (2020)

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: Local

UK BAP:

WCA:

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

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 8

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2002

Latest Year: 2020

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