Aethes bilbaensis

Aethes bilbaensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species: A. bilbaensis
Binomial name
Aethes bilbaensis
(Rössler, 1877)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Conchylis francillana var. bilbaensis Rossler, 1877
  • Phalonia loxoperoides Walsingham, 1903
  • Lozopera mediterranea Rebel, 1906
  • Phalonia reclusa Meyrick, 1923

Aethes bilbaensis is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Morocco, Algeria, the Iberian Peninsula, southern France, Italy, Croatia, Albania, Greece, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Russia, Asia Minor, the Palestinian territories, Lebanon, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan,[3] Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan.[4] It is found in xerothermic (hot and dry) habitats.

The wingspan is 10–15 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June and again from July to September in two generations per year.[5]

The larvae feed on Crithmum maritimum and Carum verticillatum. The species overwinters in the larval stage.[6]

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ Trematerra, P., 2010: Clepsis trifasciata sp. n. with notes on some Lepidoptera Tortricidae from Kirgizstan. Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research Serie II 42 (1): 1-10. Abstract and full article:
  4. ↑ Aethes at funet
  5. ↑ LOT Moths and Butterflies
  6. ↑ Bugwood Wiki
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