Aethes rutilana, the pale juniper webworm, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1817. It is found in the whole of Europe[2] and North America.[3]
Pale juniper webworm | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Aethes |
Species: | A. rutilana
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Binomial name | |
Aethes rutilana | |
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The wingspan is 10–13 millimetres (0.39–0.51 in).
The larvae feed on Juniperus communis.
Subspecies
edit- Aethes rutilana rutilana
- Aethes rutilana canadiana (Razowski, 1997)
- Aethes rutilana tatricana (Adamczewski, 1936)
References
edit- ^ Tortricid.net
- ^ "Aethes rutilana (Hübner, 1817)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Aethes rutilana (Hübner, [1817])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Aethes rutilana.
- Lepiforum e.V.
- Aethes rutilana at Waarneming.nl (in Dutch)