Aethes cnicana (Westwood, 1854) Species
Last modified: Jan. 19, 2023, 6:58 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)
- 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
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
The larva eats at first the seeds of Cirsium spp. and later bores into the stem in order to eat the pit. 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 the end of May till well in July.
