Aethes languidana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Josef Johann Mann in 1855. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal and Italy and on Corsica and Sardinia.[2]

Aethes languidana
In Julius von Kennel's Die palaearktischen tortriciden figures 10, 81, 84
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species:
A. languidana
Binomial name
Aethes languidana
Synonyms
  • Cochylis languidana J. J. Mann, 1855
  • Conchylis incommodana Kennel, 1901
  • Cochylis reversana Staudinger, 1859
  • Phalonia versana Walsingham, 1908

The wingspan is 11–15 millimetres (0.43–0.59 in). Adults are on wing in March and from May to July.

The larvae feed on Helichrysum (including Helichrysum arenarium) and Phagnalon species.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Tortricid.net
  2. ^ "Aethes languidana (Mann, 1855)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6. 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  3. ^ Savela, Markku (January 1, 2019). "Aethes languidana (Mann, 1855)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 10, 2020.