Aethes deaurana

Aethes deaurana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Henri de Peyerimhoff in 1877. It is found in Portugal, Spain, the Pyrenees, southern France, Dalmatia, Sardinia, Algeria, Libya and Syria.[3] The moth is a rare migrant to the south of England and may be resident in south Devon and Dorset.[4]

Aethes deaurana
Aethes deaurana as Lozopera deaurana in Die palaearktischen tortriciden (figure 37)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species:
A. deaurana
Binomial name
Aethes deaurana
Synonyms
  • Cochylis deaurana Peyerimhoff, 1877
  • Lozopera fasciella Turati, 1924
  • Lozopera fusciella Turati, 1924

The wingspan is 15–19 millimetres (0.59–0.75 in).

The larvae feed inside the stems of umbelliferous plants such as alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) and Chelonus inanitus.[4]

References

  1. "AETHES". Tortricid.net. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. "Aethes deaurana (Peyerimhoff, 1877)". 2.6. Fauna Europaea. 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  3. "Aethes Billberg, 1820". funet. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  4. Kimber, Ian. "Aethes deaurana (Peyerimhoff, 1877)". UKmoths. Retrieved 26 June 2021.


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