Aethes subcitreoflava
Aethes subcitreoflava | |
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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
- ↑ tortricidae.com
- ↑ 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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