Aethes decimana
Aethes decimana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.
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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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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. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. 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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