Aethes hartmanniana
| Aethes hartmanniana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Aethes |
| Species: | A. hartmanniana |
| Binomial name | |
| Aethes hartmanniana (Clerck, [1759)])[1][2] | |
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Aethes hartmanniana, the scabious conch, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Clerck in 1759. It is found in most of Europe, Asia Minor, Armenia and the southern Urals.[3] The species occurs in chalky and limestone habitats.
The wingspan 15–23 mm.[4] Adults are on wing from June to August.[5]
The larvae feed on Scabiosa ochroleuca, Succisa and Knautia species. They feed within the roots of their host plant.[6] The species overwinters and pupates in the larval habitation during spring.[7]
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