Aethes deaurana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Henri de Peyerimhoff in 1877. It is found in Portugal, Spain, the Pyrenees, southern France, Dalmatia, Sardinia, Algeria, Libya and Syria.[3] The moth is a rare migrant to the south of England and may be resident in south Devon and Dorset.[4]

Aethes deaurana
Aethes deaurana as Lozopera deaurana in Die palaearktischen tortriciden (figure 37)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species:
A. deaurana
Binomial name
Aethes deaurana
Synonyms
  • Cochylis deaurana Peyerimhoff, 1877
  • Lozopera fasciella Turati, 1924
  • Lozopera fusciella Turati, 1924

The wingspan is 15–19 millimetres (0.59–0.75 in).

The larvae feed inside the stems of umbelliferous plants such as alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) and Chelonus inanitus.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "AETHES". Tortricid.net. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Aethes deaurana (Peyerimhoff, 1877)". 2.6. Fauna Europaea. 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Aethes Billberg, 1820". funet. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b Kimber, Ian. "Aethes deaurana (Peyerimhoff, 1877)". UKmoths. Retrieved 26 June 2021.