Aethes rubiginana explained

Aethes rubiginana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1903. It is found in on Sicily and in Gibraltar, Italy,^[1] Morocco and Algeria.^[2]

The wingspan is 14–. The forewings are shining silvery white on the apical third and suffused with rust brown in the remaining area. The hindwings are pale grey.^[3] Adults are on wing from April to May.

The larvae feed on Ferula communis and Thapsia species.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aethes rubiginana (Walsingham, 1903). https://web.archive.org/web/20140116124559/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=439370. dead. January 16, 2014. Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. 29 August 2013. 6 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_rubiginana lepiforum.de