Aethes williana, the silver carrot conch, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Nikolaus Joseph Brahm in 1791. It is found in most of Europe,[2] Trans-Caspia, Asia Minor, Mongolia, north-western Africa and Iran.[3] It is found in dry, sandy and chalky habitats.

Silver carrot conch
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species:
A. williana
Binomial name
Aethes williana
(Brahm, 1791)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Tortrix) williana Brahm, 1791
  • Phalonia costignata Filipjev, 1926
  • Cochylis dubrisana Curtis, 1834
  • Argyrolepia loriculana Guenée, in Lucas, 1849
  • Eupoecilia luteolana Stephens, 1834
  • Cochylis marmoratana Curtis, 1834
  • Argyrolepia virginana Guenée, 1845
  • Coccyx zephyrana Treitschke, 1830

The wingspan is 13–17 millimetres (0.51–0.67 in).[4] Adults are on wing from May to early August.[5]

The larvae feed on Daucus carota, Helichrysum arenarium, Helichrysum stoechas, Eryngium campestre, Eryngium maritimum, Gnaphalium species and Ferula communis.[6] Larvae can be found in May and June.

References

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  1. ^ Tortricid.net
  2. ^ "Aethes williana (Brahm, 1791)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6. 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. ^ Alipanah, Helen, 2009: Synopsis of the Cochylini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae: Cochylini) of Iran, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 2245: 1-31.
  4. ^ Microlepidoptera.nl Archived January 16, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Kimber, Ian. "49.116 BF944 Aethes williana (Brahm, 1791)". UKMoths. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  6. ^ Savela, Markku. "Aethes williana (Brahm, 1791)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 30, 2019.