Aethes dilucidana explained

Aethes dilucidana, the short-barred yellow conch, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by James Francis Stephens in 1852. It is found in most of Europe,^[1] Algeria,^[2] southern Siberia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Iran.^[3]

The wingspan is 14–. Adults are on wing from June to July.

The larvae feed on Peucedanum sativum, Pastinaca sativa and Heracleum sphondylium. Larvae can be found from August to April.

Subspecies

• Aethes dilucidana dilucidana
• Aethes dilucidana eberti Sutter & Karisch, 2004 (Iran: Elburs Mountains)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aethes dilucidana (Stephens, 1852). https://web.archive.org/web/20140116194242/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=439360. dead. January 16, 2014. Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. 29 August 2013. 7 June 2017.
2. http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/tortricoidea/tortricidae/tortricinae/aethes/index.html Aethes at funet
3. , 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.