Bug FAQThree-lined Leafroller Moth
Pandemis limitata · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Tortricidae
Also called: Three-lined Leafroller
Source: Wikipedia
Its larvae roll leaves and feed on many trees and shrubs, which can harm gardens and orchards.
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How to recognize it
Pandemis limitata, called the three-lined leafroller, belongs to the moth family Tortricidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Male forewings are about 7 to 9.5 mm long, while females are larger at 9 to 12 mm.
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Where it lives
It lives across North America from Nova Scotia to British Columbia and south to Arizona.
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What it eats
The larvae roll leaves and eat many deciduous trees and shrubs, including maples, birches, oaks, alders, hazelnut, viburnum, and fruit trees such as apple and cherry.
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Where it comes from
Its native range covers much of Canada and the United States, from the Atlantic coast to the Rockies and west to the Pacific.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 42 of 51 states and DC. Most records: New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Virginia, New Jersey, Illinois.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
What plants does the three-lined leafroller damage?
Its caterpillars feed on a wide variety of trees and shrubs such as maples, birches, oaks, alders, hazelnut, viburnum, apple, and cherry.
Source: Wikipedia
Where is the three-lined leafroller found?
It is found throughout North America, from Nova Scotia to British Columbia and down to Arizona.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Tortricidae)
Oblique-banded Leafroller MothChoristoneura rosaceanaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Garden TortrixClepsis peritanaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Common MarbleSyricoris lacunanaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Red-banded Leafroller MothArgyrotaenia velutinanaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittanaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Aster and Reddish Eucosma Moths and AlliesEucosma parmatanaSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandemis_limitata
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