Aethes rubiginana

Aethes rubiginana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species: A. rubiginana
Binomial name
Aethes rubiginana
(Walsingham, 1903)[1]
Synonyms
  • Loxopera rubiginana Walsingham, 1903
  • Aethes rubiginea Razowski, 1962

Aethes rubiginana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in on Sicily and in Gibraltar, Italy,[2] Morocco and Algeria.[3]

The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings are shining silvery white on the apical third and suffused with rust-brown in the remaining area. The hindwings are pale grey.[4] Adults are on wing from April to May.[5]

The larvae feed on Ferula communis and Thapsia species.

References

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