Aethes subcitreoflava

Aethes subcitreoflava
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species: A. subcitreoflava
Binomial name
Aethes subcitreoflava
Y.H. Sun & H.H. Li, 2013[1]

Aethes subcitreoflava is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in China (Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Shanxi).

The wingspan is 8−20 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is yellow, finely reticulated (a net-like pattern) with yellowish brown throughout. The hindwings are grey.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Latin prefix sub-, and the name of the species Aethes citreoflava and refers to the similarity of these two species.[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Sun, Y.; Li, H. 2013: Three new species of Aethes Billberg, 1820 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Cochylini), with a list of the species from China. Zootaxa, 3669(4): 456-468
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