Aethes conversana

Aethes conversana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1907. It is found on the Canary Islands,[2] and in Spain and Iran.[3]

Aethes conversana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species:
A. conversana
Binomial name
Aethes conversana
Synonyms
  • Phalonia conversana Walsingham, 1907

The wingspan is 9–14.5 millimetres (0.35–0.57 in). The forewings are white with a faint subochreous suffusion and a few sparsely sprinkled black scales. The hindwings are pale brownish grey.

The larvae possibly feed on Artemisia canariensis.[4]

References

  1. Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W. & Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  2. "Aethes conversana (Walsingham, 1907)". 2.6. Fauna Europaea. 2013. Retrieved 13 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. lepiforum.de


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