Three-lined Leafroller Moth
Pandemis limitata Robinson, 1869
Three-lined Leafroller Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/6085
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Host plants include White Oak and American Basswood (Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants).

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Pandemis limitata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Pandemis
Species:
P. limitata
Binomial name
Pandemis limitata
(Robinson, 1869)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix limitata Robinson, 1869
  • Pandemis limitana Forbes, 1923

Pandemis limitata, the three-lined leafroller, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia to British Columbia and from the east coast west to the Rocky Mountains and Arizona. It has also been recorded from Durango in Mexico.

The length of the forewings is 7–9.5 mm for males and 9–12 mm for females.

The larvae are leaf rollers. They feed on Acer negundo, Acer saccharinum, Alnus species (including Alnus incana and Alnus rubra), Betula species (including Betula papyrifera), Corylus species (including Corylus americana), Viburnum species, Euonymus atropurpureus, Cornus racemosa, Vaccinium species, Amorpha fruticosa, Trifolium species, Castanea species, Quercus species (including Quercus alba and Quercus macrocarpa), Myrica gale, Osmunda species, Malus species (including Malus domestica and Malus sylvestris), Prunus species (including Prunus avium and Prunus virginiana), Sorbus species, Populus species (including Populus alba, Populus balsamifera and Populus tremuloides), Salix species, Tilia americana and Ulmus species (including Ulmus americana and Ulmus rubra), and others.[2]

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