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

Aethes sexdentata is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.[3] The habitat consists of deciduous forest openings and blueberry thickets.

The length of the forewings is 5.7-8.2 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white, dusted with buff scales. The hindwings are dark drab. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to August, probably in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Solidago species.

Etymology

The species name refers to the spines on the harpe.[4]

References

  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Aethes at funet
  4. ^ Revised identities and new species of Aethes from midwestern North America (Tortricidae)
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