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]
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| Aethes deaurana as Lozopera deaurana in Die palaearktischen tortriciden (figure 37) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Aethes |
| Species: | A. deaurana
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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
edit- ^ "AETHES". Tortricid.net. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Aethes deaurana (Peyerimhoff, 1877)". 2.6. Fauna Europaea. 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Aethes Billberg, 1820". funet. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ a b Kimber, Ian. "Aethes deaurana (Peyerimhoff, 1877)". UKmoths. Retrieved 26 June 2021.