Aethes beatricella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Aethes |
| Species: | A. beatricella
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| Aethes beatricella (Walsingham, 1898)[1]
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Aethes beatricella, commonly known as the hemlock yellow conch, is a species of moth in the family Tortricidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1898. This moth is found in Great Britain, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Ukraine, Russia[2] and Algeria. Its habitat include waste grounds, woodland fringes and hedgerows.
The wingspan of Aethes beatricella ranges from 14–17 millimetres (0.55–0.67 in). Adult moths are typically active from June to July.[3]
The larvae of this species primarily feed on Pastinaca sativa[4] and Conium species.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Aethes beatricella.
- ^ Tortricidae.com
- ^ "Aethes beatricella (Walsingham, 1898)". 2.6. Fauna Europaea. 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ UKmoths
- ^ Aethes at funet