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Aethes decimana

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Aethes decimana
Mounted specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species:
A. decimana
Binomial name
Aethes decimana
Synonyms
  • Tortrix decimana [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775[2]

Aethes decimana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.

Distribution

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This species can be found in Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Poland, Romania and Ukraine.[3][4][5]

Habitat

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This species prefers steep, cool-moist shady mountain forests at 1,350–1,400 metres (4,430–4,590 ft).[6]

Description

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Aethes decimana has a wingspan of 17–19 millimetres (0.67–0.75 in). Adults are on wing from July to August.

References

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  1. ^ Tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Insecta.pro
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Savela, Markku. "Aethes Billberg, 1820". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  5. ^ O. Karsholt, J. Razowski (eds.), 1996. The Lepidoptera of Europe: a distributional checklist
  6. ^ Lepiforum.de
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