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Aethes tornella

(Aethes tornella)

Description

Aethes tornella is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1898. It is found on Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily and in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, on the Iberian Peninsula, in Italy, Austria, Bulgaria, Romania, the Republic of Macedonia, the eastern Palearctic ecozone and Asia Minor. The wingspan is 14–17 millimetres (0.55–0.67 in). Adults are on wing from May to July.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Tortricidae
Genus:Aethes
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