Aethes williana

Aethes williana, the silver carrot conch, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Nikolaus Joseph Brahm in 1791. It is found in most of Europe,[2] Trans-Caspia, Asia Minor, Mongolia, north-western Africa and Iran.[3] It is found in dry, sandy and chalky habitats.

Aethes williana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species:
A. williana
Binomial name
Aethes williana
(Brahm, 1791)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Tortrix) williana Brahm, 1791
  • Phalonia costignata Filipjev, 1926
  • Cochylis dubrisana Curtis, 1834
  • Argyrolepia loriculana Guenée, in Lucas, 1849
  • Eupoecilia luteolana Stephens, 1834
  • Cochylis marmoratana Curtis, 1834
  • Argyrolepia virginana Guenée, 1845
  • Coccyx zephyrana Treitschke, 1830

The wingspan is 13–17 millimetres (0.51–0.67 in).[4] Adults are on wing from May to early August.[5]

The larvae feed on Daucus carota, Helichrysum arenarium, Helichrysum stoechas, Eryngium campestre, Eryngium maritimum, Gnaphalium species and Ferula communis.[6] They bore into the lower part of the stem and the roots of their host plant, feeding from within. Larvae can be found in May and June.

References
  1. Tortricid.net
  2. "Aethes williana (Brahm, 1791)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6. 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. Alipanah, Helen, 2009: Synopsis of the Cochylini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae: Cochylini) of Iran, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 2245: 1-31.
  4. Microlepidoptera.nl Archived January 16, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Kimber, Ian. "49.116 BF944 Aethes williana (Brahm, 1791)". UKMoths. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  6. Savela, Markku. "Aethes williana (Brahm, 1791)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 30, 2019.


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