SeasonalityEarly July to mid August.IdentificationThe forewing varies from light to dark brown with prominent dark brown markings. The basal, median and upper postmedian lines are distinct and sharply defined with pale edging. The hindwing is light to dark grey.
The larva is inseperable from the other species in this genus. (MacKay 1962)
Scientific NamePandemis canadanaHabitat
Deciduous forests and shrubby areas.
Seasonality
Early July to mid August.
Identification
The forewing varies from light to dark brown with prominent dark brown markings. The basal, median and upper postmedian lines are distinct and sharply defined with pale edging. The hindwing is light to dark…
The forewing varies from light to dark brown with prominent dark brown markings. The basal, median and upper postmedian lines are distinct and sharply defined with pale edging. The hindwing is light to dark grey.
The larva is inseperable from the other species in this genus. (MacKay 1962)
Conservation
Not of concern.
Diet Info
A variety of deciduous trees and shrubs. (Freeman 1958)
Range
From British Columbia to Nova Scotia, south to Colorado, Illinois, and Maine.
Notes
This is likely just a dark form of P. limitata.
Citation
Page Citation for Pandemis canadana
Page Citation
"Species Details - Pandemis canadana, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-30637/9-48363. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
References
AuthorMacKay, M. R.
TitleLarvae of the North American Tortricinae (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
Publication Date1962
Series TitleThe Canadian Entomologist. Supplement
Volume28
AuthorFreeman, T. N.
TitleThe Archipinae of North America (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)