Aethes tesserana

Aethes tesserana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Aethes
Species:	A. tesserana
Binomial name
	Aethes tesserana; ([Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775)
Synonyms
	Tortrix tesserana [Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775; Tinea alcella Fabricius, 1781; Phalaena aleella Schulze, 1776; Conchylis aleella ab. bicolorana Reutti, 1898; Tortrix groendaliana Thunberg & Becklin, 1791; Pyralis heiseana Fabricius, 1787; Pharmacis magister Walsingham, 1900; Tortrix tesselana Hubner, [1796-1799]; Phalaena tusserana Fabricius, 1787;

Aethes tesserana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of Europe, the Near East^[2] and northern Iran.^[3]

The wingspan is 12–18 millimetres (0.47–0.71 in). Adults are on wing from May to August.^[4]

The larvae feed on the roots of Picris and Hieracium species.

Subspecies

^ Tortricidae.com
^ "Aethes tesserana ([Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775)". 2.6. Fauna Europaea. 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
^ Alipanah, Helen, 2009: Synopsis of the Cochylini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae: Cochylini) of Iran, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 2245: 1-31.
^ UKmoths

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