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Aethes argentilimitana

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Species of moth

Aethes argentilimitana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species: A. argentilimitana
Binomial name
Aethes argentilimitana
(Robinson, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Conchylis argentilimitana Robinson, 1869
  • Conchylis labeculana Robinson, 1869

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. The habitat consists of dry, open areas of meadows and fields.

The length of the forewings is 3.9–5.7 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September, 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
Taxon identifiers
Aethes argentilimitana


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