Biology:Aethes rubiginana

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Short description: Species of moth

Aethes rubiginana
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species:
A. rubiginana
Binomial name
Aethes rubiginana
(Walsingham, 1903)[1]
Synonyms
  • Loxopera rubiginana Walsingham, 1903
  • Aethes rubiginea Razowski, 1962

Aethes rubiginana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1903. It is found in on Sicily and in Gibraltar, Italy,[2] Morocco and Algeria.[3]

The wingspan is 14–15 millimetres (0.55–0.59 in). The forewings are shining silvery white on the apical third and suffused with rust brown in the remaining area. The hindwings are pale grey.[4] Adults are on wing from April to May.

The larvae feed on Ferula communis and Thapsia species.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13231651 entry