Aethes smeathmanniana

Aethes smeathmanniana


Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Section:	Cossina
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Aethes
Species:	A. smeathmanniana
Binomial name
*Aethes smeathmanniana* (Fabricius, 1781)^[1]
Synonyms
Pyralis smeathmanniana Fabricius, 1781 Conchylis smeathmanniana ab. achromata Skala, 1936 Cochylis biviana Duponchel, in Godart, 1842 Tortrix fabricana Hubner, [1796-1799] Phalonia smeathmanniana f. obsoletella Dufrane, 1955 Conchylis scissana Walker, 1863 Tortrix (Cochylis) stachydana Herrich-Schffer, 1851 Phalonia smeathmanniana f. superbella Dufrane, 1955

Aethes smeathmanniana, Smeathmann's aethes moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of Europe, Asia Minor and in North America, where it has been recorded from New Jersey and Newfoundland and Labrador.

The wingspan is 12–19 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August.

The larvae feed on the seeds of various plants, including Achillea millefolium and Centaurea species. Other recorded food plants include Anthemis cotula, Centaurea nigra and Lactuca sativa.

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