Aethes razowskii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species:
A. razowskii
Binomial name
Aethes razowskii
Sabourin & Metzler, in Sabourin, Miller, Metzler & Vargo, 2002[1][2]

Aethes razowskii, Razowski's aethes moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia, Quebec, Alabama, Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, New Hampshire and Vermont.[3]

The length of the forewings is 4.7–8.6 millimetres (0.19–0.34 in). The ground colour of the forewings is cream with buff, orange yellow, dark brown and fuscous markings, bordered by darker scales. The hindwings are dark drab. Adults have been recorded from May to September, probably in multiple generations per year.

Etymology

The species is named after Józef Razowski.[4]

References

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  1. ↑ Tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Moth Photographers Group
  3. ↑ Aethes at funet
  4. ↑ "Revised identities and new species of Aethes from midwestern North America (Tortricidae)". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. BioStor. 56: 216–233. 2002.


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