Aethes conversana
| Aethes conversana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Aethes |
| Species: | A. conversana |
| Binomial name | |
| Aethes conversana (Walsingham, 1907)[1] | |
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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
- ↑ Baixeras, J., Brown, J. W., and Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Alipanah, Helen, 2009: Synopsis of the Cochylini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae: Cochylini) of Iran, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 2245: 1-31.
- ↑ lepiforum.de