Aethes baloghi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Aethes |
| Species: | A. baloghi
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| Aethes baloghi | |
Aethes baloghi is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. 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][not specific enough to verify] The habitat consists of prairie.
The length of the forewings is 4–6.8 millimetres (0.16–0.27 in). 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
- ^ Tortricidae.com
- ^ Moth Photographers Group
- ^ Aethes at funet
- ^ "Revised identities and new species of Aethes from midwestern North America (Tortricidae)". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 56. BioStor: 216–233. 2002.
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