Aethes rubigana
| Aethes rubigana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Aethes |
| Species: | A. rubigana |
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| Aethes rubigana (Treitschke, 1830)[1] | |
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The Burdock Conch (Aethes rubigana) is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula and part of the Balkan Peninsula.[2] Outside of Europe, it is found in China (Beijing, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Ningxia), Japan and Russia.[3]
The wingspan is 15–19 mm. Adults are on wing from late June to August in western Europe.[4]
The larvae feed on the seedheads Arctium species (including Arctium lappa and possibly Arctium minus). Full-grown larvae overwinter from October in a cocoon on the ground or occasionally in the seedhead. Pupation takes place within this cocoon.[5]
References
- ↑ Baixeras, J., Brown, J. W., and Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ A Brief Summary of Tribe Cochylini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae)
- ↑ UKmoths
- ↑ Lepidoptera of Belgium