Biology:Aethes conversana
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Short description: Species of moth
| Aethes conversana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Aethes |
| Species: | A. conversana
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| Binomial name | |
| Aethes conversana (Walsingham, 1907)[1]
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Aethes conversana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1907. It is found on the Canary Islands,[2] and in Spain and Iran.[3]
The wingspan is 9–14.5 millimetres (0.35–0.57 in). 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.. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. http://www.tortricidae.com/catalogue.asp. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
- ↑ "Aethes conversana (Walsingham, 1907)". Fauna Europaea. 2013. https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/93249d11-4981-49df-9fdf-ed076ce45d3e. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ↑ 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
Wikidata ☰ Q13231508 entry
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