Aethes angustana

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Aethes angustana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species:
A. angustana
Binomial name
Aethes angustana
Synonyms
  • Lozopera angustanaClemens, 1860
  • Phtheochroa augustana
  • Aethes augustanaPowell, 1983
  • Conchylis dorsimaculanaRobinson, 1869

Aethes angustana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860. It is known from North America, including Massachusetts, Ontario and Pennsylvania.[ citation needed ]

The wingspan is 15–17 millimetres (0.59–0.67 in).

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