Aethes mauritanica

Aethes mauritanica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Tortricidae
Genus:Aethes
Species: A. mauritanica
Binomial name
Aethes mauritanica
Synonyms
  • Lozopera mauritanica Walsingham, 1898
  • Lozopera albella Amsel, in Hartig & Amsel, 1952
  • Lozopera cornelia Turati, 1924

Aethes mauritanica is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1898. It is found on Sardinia and Cyprus and in Spain, Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, Greece,[2] Morocco, Libya and Turkey.[3]

The wingspan is 9–17 millimetres (0.35–0.67 in). The forewings are pale primrose (yellow) with a chestnut streak and two chestnut fasciae sprinkled with silvery scales. The hindwings are tawny brownish grey.[4] Adults are on wing from April to July.

The larvae feed on Plaeoselinum meoides.

References

  1. Tortricidae.com
  2. "Aethes mauritanica (Walsingham, 1898)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  3. Aethes at funet
  4. lepiforum.de


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