Aethes margaritana (Haworth, 1811) Species
Last modified: Nov. 13, 2023, 12:49 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Tortricinae > Tribus: Cochylini > Genus: Aethes > Species: Aethes margaritana
- Vernacular names
- Roestbandsmalsnuitje (NL), Silver Coast Conch (EN), Rostband-Wickler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Aethes dipoltella (Hübner, 1813)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Crombrugghe G. 1896b. Assemblée mensuelle du 3 octobre 1896. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 40: 427. On page 427.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 12–17 mm. A distinctive species, having a silky-white ground-colour and sharply yellow-ochreous transverse markings
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives in the flowers and seeds and hibernates and pupates in the larval habitation during the next spring.
The adults are active at dusk and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from early June towards mid-August. Most onservations during July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Achillea millefolium, Matricaria recutita and Leucanthemum vulgare
The larva lives on Chrysanthemum, Tanacetum, Achillea, Matricaria etc...
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Habitat
It inhabits open places, pastures, grasslands.
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