Aethes triangulana
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Aethes triangulana is a moth
of the family Tortricidae
. It is found in most of Europe
to central Asia, the Amur region and Japan
.
The wingspan
is 18-22 mm. The moth flies from May to June.
The larvae feed on Veronica longifolia
.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the family Tortricidae
Tortricidae
Tortricidae is a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths, in the order Lepidoptera. Tortricidae is a large family with over 9,400 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea. Many of these are economically important pests. Olethreutidae is a junior synonym...
. It is found in most of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
to central Asia, the Amur region and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 18-22 mm. The moth flies from May to June.
The larvae feed on Veronica longifolia
Veronica longifolia
Veronica longifolia syn. Pseudolysimachion longifolium is a flowering plant of the genus Veronica in the family Plantaginaceae.-References:...
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Subspecies
- Aethes triangulana triangulana
- Aethes triangulana excellentana (Ussuri, Amur, Japan)