Aethes williana

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Aethes williana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species:
A. williana
Binomial name
Aethes williana
(Brahm, 1791) [1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Tortrix) willianaBrahm, 1791
  • Phalonia costignataFilipjev, 1926
  • Cochylis dubrisanaCurtis, 1834
  • Argyrolepia loriculanaGuenée, in Lucas, 1849
  • Eupoecilia luteolanaStephens, 1834
  • Cochylis marmoratanaCurtis, 1834
  • Argyrolepia virginanaGuenée, 1845
  • Coccyx zephyranaTreitschke, 1830

Aethes williana, the silver carrot conch, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Nikolaus Joseph Brahm in 1791. 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 millimetres (0.51–0.67 in). [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] Larvae can be found in May and June.

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References

  1. ↑ Tortricid.net
  2. ↑ "Aethes williana (Brahm, 1791)". Fauna Europaea . 2.6. 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Alipanah, Helen, 2009: Synopsis of the Cochylini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae: Cochylini) of Iran, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa2245: 1-31.
  4. ↑ Microlepidoptera.nl Archived January 16, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Kimber, Ian. "49.116 BF944 Aethes williana (Brahm, 1791)". UKMoths. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  6. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Aethes williana (Brahm, 1791)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 30, 2019.


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