Pammene spiniana is a moth belonging to the family Tortricidae. The species was first described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1842.[1]
| Pammene spiniana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Pammene |
| Species: | P. spiniana
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| Binomial name | |
| Pammene spiniana Duponchel, 1842
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It is native to Europe.[2] The wingspan is 10-11 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, with obscure violet - metallic striae, and the costa obscurely paler strigulated. There is a triangular white median dorsal spot, usually enclosing an obscure fuscous dorsal dot. The hindwings are fuscous, in the male with a broad terminal and dorsal dark fuscous fascia, in the female darker throughout.[3]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pammene spiniana". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "Pammene spiniana (Duponchel, 1843)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
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