Aethes bilbaensis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Morocco, Algeria, the Iberian Peninsula, southern France, Italy, Croatia, Albania, Greece, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Russia, Asia Minor, the Palestinian territories, Lebanon, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan,[3] Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan.[4] It is found in xerothermic (hot and dry) habitats.

Aethes bilbaensis
Aethes bilbaensis in Die palaearktischen tortriciden figure 33
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Aethes
Species:	A. bilbaensis
Binomial name
Aethes bilbaensis (Rössler, 1877)[1][2]
Synonyms
Conchylis francillana var. bilbaensis Rossler, 1877 Phalonia loxoperoides Walsingham, 1903 Lozopera mediterranea Rebel, 1906 Phalonia reclusa Meyrick, 1923

The wingspan is 10–15 millimetres (0.39–0.59 in). Adults are on wing from May to June and again from July to September in two generations per year.[5]

The larvae feed on Crithmum maritimum and Carum verticillatum. The species overwinters in the larval stage.[6]

References

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