Aethes argentilimitana

Aethes argentilimitana, the silver-bordered aethes, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Wisconsin.[3] The habitat consists of dry, open areas of meadows and fields.

Aethes argentilimitana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species:
A. argentilimitana
Binomial name
Aethes argentilimitana
(Robinson, 1869)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Conchylis argentilimitana Robinson, 1869
  • Conchylis labeculana Robinson, 1869

The length of the forewings is 3.9-5.7 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white with buff to raw umber markings. The hindwings are drab.[4] Adults are on wing from April to September,[5] probably in multiple generations per year.

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Aethes at funet
  4. Revised identities and new species of Aethes from midwestern North America (Tortricidae)
  5. Bug Guide


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