Aethes moribundana explained

Aethes moribundana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Staudinger in 1859. It is found in southern and eastern Europe,[1] Algeria, Asia Minor, Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Mongolia[2] and China (Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, Xinjiang).[3]

The wingspan is 15–. Adults are on wing in May and from July to August.

The larvae feed on Sideritis taurica.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aethes moribundana (Staudinger, 1859). https://web.archive.org/web/20140116125710/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=439338. 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://hkentsoc.org/bulletin/HKEB5%281%29_Sun&Li_Cochylini.pdf A Brief Summary of Tribe Cochylini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae)

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