Aethes triangulana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Treitschke in 1835. It is found from most of Europe to Central Asia, the Amur region, China and Japan.

Aethes triangulana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species:
A. triangulana
Binomial name
Aethes triangulana
Synonyms
  • Tortrix triangulana Treitschke, 1835
  • Tortrix kuhlweiniana Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1836
  • Tortrix tergana Eversmann, 1844
  • Cochylis excellentana Christoph, 1881
  • Aethes excellentana (Christoph, 1881)

The wingspan is 18–22 millimetres (0.71–0.87 in). The moth flies from May to June.

The larvae feed on Veronica longifolia.

Subspecies

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  • Aethes triangulana triangulana
  • Aethes triangulana excellentana (Christoph, 1881) (Russia: Ussuri, Amur; Japan; China: Heilongjiang, Henan)[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Tortricid.net - GENUS". www.tortricidae.com. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  2. ^ Yinghui Sun; Houhun Li. "A Brief Summary of Tribe Cochylini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae)" (PDF). Tianjin: Nankai University.
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