Aethes margarotana

Aethes margarotana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1836. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, the Benelux, Fennoscandia, Poland, the Baltic region, Switzerland and part of the Balkan Peninsula), Russia, North Africa and Iran.[3] The habitat consists of sand-dunes and shingle beaches.

Aethes margarotana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species:
A. margarotana
Binomial name
Aethes margarotana
Synonyms
  • Argyrolepia margarotana Duponchel, in Godart, 1836
  • Euxanthis edrisitana Chretien, in Oberthur, 1922
  • Argyrolepia maritimana Guenee, 1845
  • Falseuncaria paralellana Razowski, 1961
  • Phalonia parallelana Kennel, 1913
  • Phalonia paronyma Meyrick, 1932
  • Aethes margarotana ab. posticialba Obraztsov, 1952
  • Conchylis margarotana f. stygiana Rebel, 1916
  • Coccyx scabidulana Lederer, 1855

The wingspan is 13–17 millimetres (0.51–0.67 in).

The larvae feed on the flowers of Eryngium maritimum.[4]

References
  1. "Aethes margarotana (Duponchel, 1836)". 2.6. Fauna Europaea. 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  2. Tortricidae.com
  3. Alipanah, Helen, 2009: Synopsis of the Cochylini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae: Cochylini) of Iran, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 2245: 1-31.
  4. "49.117 [B&F: 0943] Aethes margarotana (Duponchel, 1836)"". Hantsmoths. Retrieved December 12, 2017.


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