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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Aethes |
| Species: | A. rana
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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 edit
Wikispecies has information related to Aethes rana.
- ^ Tortricidae.com
- ^ Moth Photographers Group
- ^ Aethes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ 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.