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Aethes rana

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Aethes rana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species:
A. rana
Binomial name
Aethes rana
(Busck, 1907)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Phalonia rana Busck, 1907
  • Phalonia funesta Meyrick, 1912

Aethes rana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by August Busck in 1907. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio and Pennsylvania.[3]

The wingspan is 16–18 millimetres (0.63–0.71 in). Adults are on wing from July to September. The forewings are whitish ocherous, strongly suffused with dark fuscous and with blackish-brown markings. The hindwings are ocherous fuscous.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Moth Photographers Group
  3. ^ Aethes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  4. ^ Busck, A. (1907). "A review of the tortricid subfamily Phaloniinae with descriptions of new American species". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 15 (1): 22.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.