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Aethes atomosana

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Aethes atomosana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species:
A. atomosana
Binomial name
Aethes atomosana
(Busck, 1907)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Phalonia atomosana Busck, 1907

Aethes atomosana, the two-spotted aethes, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia, Ontario, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Wisconsin.[3]

The length of the forewings is 6.6–9.8 mm. The forewings are light ochreous, suffused with darker ochreous scales. The hindwings are light ochreous fuscous.[4] Adults are on wing from June to September,[5] probably in one generation per year.[6]

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