Aethes margaritana

Aethes margaritana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species: A. margaritana
Binomial name
Aethes margaritana
(Haworth, [1811)])[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix margaritana Haworth, [1811]
  • Tinea dipoltella Hubner, [1810-1813]
  • Phalonia dipoltella f. rubiginosella Dufrane, 1955

Aethes margaritana, the silver coast conch, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Haworth in 1811. It is found in most of Europe. The habitat consists of downland, waste ground and shingle beaches.[3]

The wingspan is 12–16 mm.[4] Adults have a silky-white groundcolour with yellow-ochreous transverse markings.[5] They are on wing from May to June and again from July to August in two generations per year.[6]

The larvae feed on Chrysanthemum, Tanacetum, Achillea, Matricaria and Chamomilla species. They live in the flowers and seeds of their host plant. The species overwinters and pupates in the larval habitation during spring.

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ Hants Moths
  4. ↑ microlepidoptera.nl Archived December 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ UKmoths
  6. ↑ Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived September 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
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