Aethes mauritanica | |
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Aethes mauritanica as Lozopera mauritanica in Die palaearktischen tortriciden | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Aethes |
Species: | A. mauritanica
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Binomial name | |
Aethes mauritanica (Walsingham, 1898)[1]
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Aethes mauritanica is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1898. It is found on Sardinia and Cyprus and in Spain, Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, Greece,[2] Morocco, Libya and Turkey.[3]
The wingspan is 9–17 millimetres (0.35–0.67 in). The forewings are pale primrose (yellow) with a chestnut streak and two chestnut fasciae sprinkled with silvery scales. The hindwings are tawny brownish grey.[4] Adults are on wing from April to July.
The larvae feed on Elaeoselinum meoides.