49.370 Pammene luedersiana (Myrtle Shoot Tortrix)
ws: 11-12mm (BTM); May-Jun; bog myrtle (Myrica gale); pRBD Inverness-shire & Perthshire
Pammene luedersiana §1 male
ID: angular subbasal and median fasciae; whitish median dorsal blotch divided by strigulae, may extend narrower and more obscured to costa; ocellus of 2 or 3 short black streaks; paired white costal strigulae in distal half.
Male genitalia: Armature similar to P.rhediella which has 3 long discrete cornuti in the aedeagus and is readily distinguished on external features.
Female genitalia:
Male genitalia: Armature similar to P.rhediella which has 3 long discrete cornuti in the aedeagus and is readily distinguished on external features.
Female genitalia:
§1 Scardroy (Strathconan), Inverness-shire; 21/05/2026; male; fw 4.9mm; netted by day
All images © Chris Lewis
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 01/06/2026 (§1)
