Aethes cnicana

Aethes cnicana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Aethes
Species:	A. cnicana
Binomial name
	Aethes cnicana; (Westwood, 1854)[1]
Synonyms
	Argyrolepia cnicana Westwood, in Wood, 1854; Phalonia arcticana Brandt, 1937;

Aethes cnicana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Westwood in 1854. It is found in Europe, China (Beijing, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Liaoning, Tianjin), Japan, Korea and Russia.[2]

The wingspan is 14–17 millimetres (0.55–0.67 in). The moth flies from May to July and are often attracted to light.

The larvae feed on Cirsium.

References

Tortricidae.com
Yinghui Sun; Houhun Li. "A Brief Summary of Tribe Cochylini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae)" (PDF). Tianjin: Nankai University. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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[1] Tortricidae.com

[2] Yinghui Sun; Houhun Li. "A Brief Summary of Tribe Cochylini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae)" (PDF). Tianjin: Nankai University. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)