Aethes rubiginana
| Aethes rubiginana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Aethes |
| Species: | A. rubiginana |
| Binomial name | |
| Aethes rubiginana (Walsingham, 1903)[1] | |
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Aethes rubiginana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in on Sicily and in Gibraltar, Italy,[2] Morocco and Algeria.[3]
The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings are shining silvery white on the apical third and suffused with rust brown in the remaining area. The hindwings are pale grey.[4] Adults are on wing from April to May.[5]
The larvae feed on Ferula communis and Thapsia species.
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