Aethes rutilana

Aethes rutilana, the pale juniper webworm, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1817. It is found in the whole of Europe[2] and North America.[3]

Aethes rutilana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species:
A. rutilana
Binomial name
Aethes rutilana
(Hübner, 1817)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix rutilana Hübner, [1814-1817]
  • Conchylis rutilana f. interruptana Klemensiewicz, 1907
  • Tinea purpurella Coquebert de Montbret, 1801
  • Conchylis roridana Mann, 1867
  • Phalonia rutilana tatricana Adamczewski, 1936

The wingspan is 10–13 millimetres (0.39–0.51 in).

The larvae feed on Juniperus communis.

Subspecies
  • Aethes rutilana rutilana
  • Aethes rutilana canadiana (Razowski, 1997)
  • Aethes rutilana tatricana (Adamczewski, 1936)

References
  1. Tortricid.net
  2. "Aethes rutilana (Hübner, 1817)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Aethes rutilana (Hübner, [1817])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
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