Aethes williana
Aethes williana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Aethes |
Species: | A. williana |
Binomial name | |
Aethes williana (Brahm, 1791)[1] | |
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Aethes williana, the silver carrot conch, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of Europe,[2] Trans-Caspia, Asia Minor, Mongolia, north-western Africa and Iran.[3] It is found in dry, sandy and chalky habitats.
The wingspan is 13–17 mm.[4] Adults are on wing from May to early August.[5]
The larvae feed on Daucus carota, Helichrysum arenarium, Helichrysum stoechas, Eryngium campestre, Eryngium maritimum, Gnaphalium species and Ferula communis.[6] They bore into the lower part of the stem and the roots of their host plant, feeding from within. Larvae can be found in May and June.
References
- ↑ tortricidae.com
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Alipanah, Helen, 2009: Synopsis of the Cochylini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae: Cochylini) of Iran, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 2245: 1-31.
- ↑ microlepidoptera.nl Archived January 16, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ UKmoths
- ↑ Aethes at funet
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