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Aethes westratei

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Aethes westratei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species:
A. westratei
Binomial name
Aethes westratei
Sabourin & Miller, in Sabourin, Miller, Metzler & Vargo, 2002[1][2]

Aethes westratei is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Michigan.[3]

The length of the forewings is about 6.9 millimetres (0.27 in). Adults have been recorded on wing in September, probably in one generation per year.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Moth Photographers Group
  3. ^ Aethes at funet
  4. ^ "Revised identities and new species of Aethes from midwestern North America (Tortricidae)". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 56. BioStor: 216–233. 2002.