Aethes louisiana

Aethes louisiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species: A. louisiana
Binomial name
Aethes louisiana
(Busck, 1907)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Phalonia louisiana Busck, 1907

Aethes louisiana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Missouri, Illinois and Indiana.[3]

The wingspan is 16–17 mm. The forewings are light shining straw-coloured, overlaid with golden yellow and with two dark golden brown fasciae at the base. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[4] Adults are on wing from May to June.

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ Aethes at funet
  4. ↑ Busck, A., 1907. A review of the tortricid subfamily Phaloniinae with descriptions of new American species. Journal of The New York Entomological Society, 15(1): 22
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