Biology:Aethes chilesi

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Short description: Species of moth

Aethes chilesi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species:
A. chilesi
Binomial name
Aethes chilesi
Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2008[1]

Aethes chilesi is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was named by Razowski and Wojtusiak in 2008. It is found in Carchi Province, Ecuador.

The wingspan is about 27 millimetres (1.1 in). The ground colour of the forewings is white, preserved as a large costal blotch, suffused with brownish and brownish cream and strigulated (finely streaked) with pale rust brown and brown in other parts of the wing. The hindwings are brown cream, strigulated with brownish grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to Volcan Chiles, the type locality.[2]

References

  1. Tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J. & J. Wojtusiak, 2008, Genus 19 (3): 497-575.

Wikidata ☰ Q15641091 entry