Aethes smeathmanniana

Aethes smeathmanniana
Aethes smeathmanniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Section: Cossina
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species: A. smeathmanniana
Binomial name
Aethes smeathmanniana
(Fabricius, 1781)
Synonyms
  • Pyralis smeathmanniana Fabricius, 1781
  • Conchylis smeathmanniana ab. achromata Skala, 1936
  • Cochylis biviana Duponchel, in Godart, 1842
  • Tortrix fabricana Hubner, [1796-1799]
  • Phalonia smeathmanniana f. obsoletella Dufrane, 1955
  • Conchylis scissana Walker, 1863
  • Tortrix (Cochylis) stachydana Herrich-Schffer, 1851
  • Phalonia smeathmanniana f. superbella Dufrane, 1955

Smeathmann's Aethes Moth (Aethes smeathmanniana) is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in most of Europe, Asia Minor and in North America, where it has been recorded from New Jersey and Newfoundland and Labrador.

The wingspan is 12-19 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August.

The larvae feed on the seeds of various plants, including Achillea millefolium and Centaurea species. Other recorded food plants include Anthemis cotula, Centaurea nigra and Lactuca sativa.

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