Aethes mauritanica explained

Aethes mauritanica is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1898. It is found on Sardinia and Cyprus and in Spain, Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, Greece,[1] Morocco, Libya and Turkey.[2]

The wingspan is 9–. The forewings are pale primrose (yellow) with a chestnut streak and two chestnut fasciae sprinkled with silvery scales. The hindwings are tawny brownish grey.[3] Adults are on wing from April to July.

The larvae feed on Elaeoselinum meoides.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aethes mauritanica (Walsingham, 1898). https://web.archive.org/web/20140116203958/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=439373. dead. January 16, 2014. Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. 29 August 2013. 5 June 2017.
  2. http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/tortricoidea/tortricidae/tortricinae/aethes/index.html Aethes at funet
  3. http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Aethes_Mauritanica lepiforum.de