Biology:Aethes promptana
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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. promptana
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Aethes promptana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia, Illinois, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.[3]
The length of the forewings is 5.7–7.9 millimetres (0.22–0.31 in). The ground colour of the forewings is cream with buff-yellow markings with scattered brown scales. The hindwings are drab grey. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to July, suggesting either one or two generations per year.[4]
References
- ↑ Tortricidae.com
- ↑ Moth Photographers Group
- ↑ Aethes at funet
- ↑ "Revised identities and new species of Aethes from midwestern North America (Tortricidae)". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society (BioStor) 56: 216–233. 2002. http://biostor.org/reference/116470.
Wikidata ☰ Q13231643 entry
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