Aethes acerba

Aethes acerba
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species: A. acerba
Binomial name
Aethes acerba
Y.H. Sun & H.H. Li, 2013[1]

Aethes acerba is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in China (Henan).

The wingspan is 13.5−14 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is yellowish white, sparsely mixed with small brown spots at the costal margin. The hindwings are grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the aculeate distal 1/4 of the phallus and is derived from the Latin acerbus (meaning aculeate).[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Sun, Y.; Li, H. 2013: Three new species of Aethes Billberg, 1820 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Cochylini), with a list of the species from China. Zootaxa, 3669(4): 456-468
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