Aethes decimana
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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. decimana
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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
- ^ Tortricidae.com
- ^ Insecta.pro
- ^ "Aethes decimana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Aethes Billberg, 1820". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ^ O. Karsholt, J. Razowski (eds.), 1996. The Lepidoptera of Europe: a distributional checklist
- ^ Lepiforum.de
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