Aethes conversana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1907. It is found on the Canary Islands,[2] and in Spain and Iran.[3]
Aethes conversana | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Aethes |
Species: | A. conversana |
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Aethes conversana (Walsingham, 1907)[1] | |
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The wingspan is 9–14.5 millimetres (0.35–0.57 in). The forewings are white with a faint subochreous suffusion and a few sparsely sprinkled black scales. The hindwings are pale brownish grey.
The larvae possibly feed on Artemisia canariensis.[4]
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