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| Species: | A. williana
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| Aethes williana (Brahm, 1791)[1]
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Aethes williana, the Silver Carrot Conch, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in most of Europe[2], Trans-Caspia, Asia Minor and Mongolia. It is found in dry, sandy and chalky habitats.
The wingspan is 13-17 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from May to early August.[4]
The larvae feed on Daucus carota, Helichrysum arenarium, Helichrysum stoechas, Eryngium campestre, Eryngium maritimum, Gnaphalium species and Ferula communis.[5] 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.