Aethes moribundana | |
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in Kennel Die palaearktischen tortriciden figures 10, 86 | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Aethes |
Species: | A. moribundana
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Binomial name | |
Aethes moribundana (Staudinger, 1859)[1]
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Aethes moribundana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Staudinger in 1859. It is found in southern and eastern Europe,[2] Algeria, Asia Minor, Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Mongolia[3] and China (Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, Xinjiang).[4]
The wingspan is 15–21 millimetres (0.59–0.83 in). Adults are on wing in May and from July to August.
The larvae feed on Sideritis taurica.