Aethes shakibai
| Aethes shakibai | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Section: | Cossina |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Aethes |
| Species: | A. shakibai |
| Binomial name | |
| Aethes shakibai Huemer & Wieser, 2004[1] | |
Aethes shakibai is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is only known from the Miankaleh peninsula at the Caspian Sea in northern Iran. The species was discovered in 2001 and described in 2004. It was named for Ing. Mahmood Shakiba from Iran.
The length of the forewings is 4,5-4,8 mm and the wingspan is 9,9-10,6 mm.
The food plants are unknown.
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