Aethes baloghi
| Aethes baloghi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Aethes |
| Species: | A. baloghi |
| Binomial name | |
| Aethes baloghi Sabourin & Metzler, in Sabourin, Miller, Metzler & Vargo, 2002[1][2] | |
Aethes baloghi is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from New York, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina and Virginia.[3] The habitat consists of prairie.
The length of the forewings is 4-6.8 mm. The ground color of the forewings is cream suffused with buff and with orange-brown markings. The hindwings are dark drab. Adults are on wing from March to September, probably in multiple generations per year.
Etymology
The species is named in honor of George J. Balogh.[4]
References
 |
Wikispecies has information related to: Aethes baloghi |
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aethes baloghi. |
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/28/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.