Biology:Aethes vachelliana

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Short description: Species of moth

Aethes vachelliana
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species:
A. vachelliana
Binomial name
Aethes vachelliana
(Kearfott, 1907)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Phalonia vachelliana Kearfott, 1907
  • Phtheochroa vachelliana

Aethes vachelliana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from California .[3]

The wingspan is 13–17.5 millimetres (0.51–0.69 in). The inner two-thirds of the forewings are greyish-black and the outer third is cream. The hindwings are grey.[4]

References

  1. Tortricidae.com
  2. Moth Photographers Group
  3. Aethes at funet
  4. Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 33. American Entomological Society. 1890. pp. 474. //archive.org/stream/transactionsofam331907amer/transactionsofam331907amer_djvu.txt. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13231685 entry