Aethes shakibai is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is only known from the Miankaleh peninsula at the Caspian Sea in northern Iran. The species was discovered in 2001 and described in 2004. It was named for Ing. Mahmood Shakiba from Iran.
| Aethes shakibai | |
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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. shakibai
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| Binomial name | |
| Aethes shakibai | |
The length of the forewings is 4.5–4.8 mm (0.18–0.19 in) and the wingspan is 9.9–10.6 mm (0.39–0.42 in).
Its food plants are unknown.
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Wikispecies has information related to Aethes shakibai.
- "Tortricid Newsletter" (PDF). Troop of Reputed Tortricid Systematists. 6 (2). 13 July 2005.
- "Tortricid Newsletter" (PDF). Troop of Reputed Tortricid Systematists. 7 (1). 15 January 2006.