Biology:Aethes margarotana
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Aethes |
| Species: | A. margarotana
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Aethes margarotana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1836. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, the Benelux, Fennoscandia, Poland , the Baltic region, Switzerland and part of the Balkan Peninsula), Russia , North Africa and Iran.[3] The habitat consists of sand-dunes and shingle beaches.
The wingspan is 13–17 millimetres (0.51–0.67 in).
The larvae feed on the flowers of Eryngium maritimum.[4]
References
- ↑ "Aethes margarotana (Duponchel, 1836)". Fauna Europaea. 2013. https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/c7332e36-c618-4411-ac72-0f9a1a2faaa7. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ↑ Tortricidae.com
- ↑ Alipanah, Helen, 2009: Synopsis of the Cochylini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae: Cochylini) of Iran, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 2245: 1-31.
- ↑ "49.117 [B&F: 0943 Aethes margarotana (Duponchel, 1836)""]. http://www.hantsmoths.org.uk/species/0943.php. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
Wikidata ☰ Q4688691 entry
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