Aethes decimana
Mounted specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species:
A. decimana
Binomial name
Aethes decimana
Synonyms
  • Tortrix decimana [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775[2]

Aethes decimana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.

Distribution

This species can be found in Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Poland, Romania and Ukraine.[3][4][5]

Habitat

This species prefers steep, cool-moist shady mountain forests at 1,350–1,400 metres (4,430–4,590 ft).[6]

Description

Aethes decimana has a wingspan of 17–19 millimetres (0.67–0.75 in). The basic color of the wings is brown, with large yellow markings. Adults are on wing from July to August.

References

  1. ↑ Tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Insecta.pro
  3. ↑ "Aethes decimana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  4. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Aethes Billberg, 1820". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  5. ↑ O. Karsholt, J. Razowski (eds.), 1996. The Lepidoptera of Europe: a distributional checklist
  6. ↑ Lepiforum.de
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