Aethes flagellana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily and Crete and in the Netherlands, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Poland, Albania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, North Macedonia, Greece, Lithuania, Ukraine, Russia[2] and Asia Minor, Lebanon, Iran and the Kopet Dagh mountains.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Aethes |
| Species: | A. flagellana
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The wingspan is 15–19 millimetres (0.59–0.75 in). Adults are on wing in March and from June to July.
The larvae feed on Eryngium campestre. Larvae can be found from August to May.
Subspecies
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- Aethes flagellana atlasi Razowski, 1962
- Aethes flagellana sardoa (Amsel, in Hartig & Amsel, 1952) (Sardinia)
References
edit- ^ Tortricidae.com
- ^ "Aethes flagellana (Duponchel, in Godart, 1836)". 2.6. Fauna Europaea. 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ Aethes at funet
External links
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