Aethes tesserana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of Europe, the Near East[2] and northern Iran.[3]

Aethes tesserana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Aethes
Species:	A. tesserana
Binomial name
Aethes tesserana ([Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775)[1]
Synonyms
Tortrix tesserana [Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775 Tinea alcella Fabricius, 1781 Phalaena aleella Schulze, 1776 Conchylis aleella ab. bicolorana Reutti, 1898 Tortrix groendaliana Thunberg & Becklin, 1791 Pyralis heiseana Fabricius, 1787 Pharmacis magister Walsingham, 1900 Tortrix tesselana Hubner, [1796-1799] Phalaena tusserana Fabricius, 1787

The wingspan is 12–18 millimetres (0.47–0.71 in). Adults are on wing from May to August.[4]

The larvae feed on the roots of Picris and Hieracium species.

Subspecies

• Aethes tesserana tesserana
• Aethes tesserana magister (Walsingham, 1900) (Asia Minor)

References

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