Aethes bilbaensis explained

Aethes bilbaensis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Morocco, Algeria, the Iberian Peninsula, southern France, Italy, Croatia, Albania, Greece, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Russia, Asia Minor, the Palestinian territories, Lebanon, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan,[1] Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan.[2] It is found in xerothermic (hot and dry) habitats.

The wingspan is 10–. Adults are on wing from May to June and again from July to September in two generations per year.[3]

The larvae feed on Crithmum maritimum and Carum verticillatum. The species overwinters in the larval stage.[4]

Notes and References

  1. , 2010: Clepsis trifasciata sp. n. with notes on some Lepidoptera Tortricidae from Kirgizstan. Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research Serie II 42 (1): 1-10.
  2. http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/tortricoidea/tortricidae/tortricinae/aethes/index.html Aethes at funet
  3. Web site: LOT Moths and Butterflies. 14 August 2013. 13 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20140116122612/http://www.lotmoths.com/species/species.php?frmSpeciesID=1162. 16 January 2014. dead.
  4. http://wiki.bugwood.org/Archive:Tortricids/Aethes_bilbaensis Bugwood Wiki