Aethes triangulana

Aethes triangulana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Treitschke in 1835. It is found from most of Europe to Central Asia, the Amur region, China and Japan.

Aethes triangulana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species:
A. triangulana
Binomial name
Aethes triangulana
Synonyms
  • Tortrix triangulana Treitschke, 1835
  • Tortrix kuhlweiniana Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1836
  • Tortrix tergana Eversmann, 1844
  • Cochylis excellentana Christoph, 1881
  • Aethes excellentana (Christoph, 1881)

The wingspan is 18–22 millimetres (0.71–0.87 in). The moth flies from May to June.

The larvae feed on Veronica longifolia.

Subspecies
  • Aethes triangulana triangulana
  • Aethes triangulana excellentana (Christoph, 1881) (Russia: Ussuri, Amur; Japan; China: Heilongjiang, Henan)[2]

References
  1. Tortricidae.com
  2. Yinghui Sun; Houhun Li. "A Brief Summary of Tribe Cochylini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae)" (PDF). Tianjin: Nankai University.



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