Aethes mauritanica: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Tortricidae
Genus
Aethes
Species
Aethes mauritanica
Scientific Name
Aethes mauritanica

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Aethes mauritanica

Aethes mauritanica is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1898. It is found on Sardinia and Cyprus and in Spain, Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, Greece, Morocco, Libya and Turkey.

The wingspan is 9–17 millimetres (0.35–0.67 in). The forewings are pale primrose (yellow) with a chestnut streak and two chestnut fasciae sprinkled with silvery scales. The hindwings are tawny brownish grey. Adults are on wing from April to July.

The larvae feed on Elaeoselinum meoides.

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