Aethes dilucidana
Aethes dilucidana, the short-barred yellow conch, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Stephens in 1852. It is found in most of Europe,[2] Algeria,[3] southern Siberia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Iran.[4]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Aethes |
| Species: | A. dilucidana |
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The wingspan is 14–15 millimetres (0.55–0.59 in). Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae feed on Peucedanum sativum, Pastinaca sativa and Heracleum sphondylium. Larvae can be found from August to April.
Subspecies
- Aethes dilucidana dilucidana
- Aethes dilucidana eberti Sutter & Karisch, 2004 (Iran: Elburs Mountains)
References
- Tortricidae.com
- "Aethes dilucidana (Stephens, 1852)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- Aethes at funet
- Trematerra, P., 2010: Clepsis trifasciata sp. n. with notes on some Lepidoptera Tortricidae from Kirgizstan. Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research Serie II 42 (1): 1-10.
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