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Aethes obliquana

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Aethes obliquana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species:
A. obliquana
Binomial name
Aethes obliquana
Synonyms
  • Phalonia obliquana Kearfott, 1907
  • Aethes obliquna Razowski, 2000

Aethes obliquana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from North Carolina, Kentucky and Ohio.[3]

The wingspan is 20–22 millimetres (0.79–0.87 in). The forewings are clay yellow, with rich cinnamon brown spots and lines. The hindwings are shining cinereous (ash gray), darker at the apex and on outer ends of the veins.[4] Adults have been recorded on wing between June and October.

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