Aethes francillana

Description

Aethes francillana, the long-barred yellow conch, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is found in almost all of Europe, from north-western Africa to Afghanistan and Dzungarian Alatau in Central Asia. It is also found in the Ural Mountains, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, western Siberia, Asia Minor and Iran. The habitat consists of rough grassland, particularly chalk downland and coastal areas. The wingspan is 13–18 millimetres (0.51–0.71 in). Adults are on wing from late June to early September. The larvae feed on the seeds of Eryngium campestre, Daucus, Pastinaca, Peucedanum, Angelica sylvestris, Elaeoselinum meoides, Crithmum maritimum, Astydamia canariensis and Ferula communis. They live between the flowers of their host plant, spinning the heads together with silk.