Aethes promptana

Aethes promptana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Aethes
Species:	A. promptana
Binomial name
	Aethes promptana; (Robinson, 1869)
Synonyms
	Conchylis promptana Robinson, 1869;

Aethes promptana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia, Illinois, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.^[3]

The length of the forewings is 5.7–7.9 millimetres (0.22–0.31 in). The ground colour of the forewings is cream with buff-yellow markings with scattered brown scales. The hindwings are drab grey. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to July, suggesting either one or two generations per year.^[4]

References[]

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

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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. BioStor. 56: 216–233. 2002.

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