Aethes cnicana (Westwood, 1854) Species
Last modified: Nov. 12, 2023, 4:43 p.m.
A not so common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Tortricinae > Tribus: Cochylini > Genus: Aethes > Species: Aethes cnicana
- Vernacular names
- C-smalsnuitje (NL), Thistle Conch (EN), Distel-Wurzelwickler (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Crombrugghe G. 1906a. Catalogue raisonné des Microlépidoptères de Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société entomologique de Belgique XIII: 1–172; XIV: 1–155. On page 93.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 14–17 mm. This species can be hardly separated from the sister species Aethes rubigana (see there also for the differences).
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
The larva eats at first the seeds and later bores into the stem in order to eat the pith. It hibernates full-fed in the stem and pupates there in the spring.
The adults are active at dusk and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults have been observed from late May till well in August.
Habitat
Inhabits rough grassland areas, marshy areas, fens, scrub, waste ground. containing thistle, the larval foodplant.
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