Aethes conversana

Aethes conversana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species: A. conversana
Binomial name
Aethes conversana
(Walsingham, 1907)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalonia conversana Walsingham, 1907

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

The wingspan is 9-14.5 mm. 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., and Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  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