Pandemis cerasana

Maharramova, Sheyda, 2011, Characterization of leaf-rollers attacking forest and fruit trees in Azerbaijan (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 61 (1), pp. 223-238 : 225

Pandemis cerasana (HÜBNER,, 1786)

Specimens examined:

Azerbaijan: Astara District: Tengerud vil., 19 May 1995, MalusMalus sp., 2  ; Tengerud vil., 19 May 1995, MalusMalus sp., 2  ; Serek vil., 19 May 1995, MalusMalus sp., 1 ; Serek vil., 20 May 1995, Malus sp. , 1 ; Serek vil., 24 May 1995, CrataegusCrataegus sp., 1 ; Astara, 25 May 1995, CrataegusCrataegus sp., 1 .

Larvae and pupae of this species were discovered in the field. The larvae damage leaves and fruit near leaves of the host; the primary host is MalusMalus sp. ( Table 2). Caterpillars fold the edge of the leaf and bend it toward the mid-vein or spin leaves together with silk. Caterpillars skeletonize leaves and occasionally damage the fruit pedicel which causes the fruit to decay. Caterpillars pupate in the same place as they feed. Females lay eggs in groups of 20-100 on the upper side of the leaf.