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Aethes bilbaensis, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Aethes bilbaensis (Rössler, 1877)
MOTH INFO
Aethes bilbaensis is a moth of the family Tortricidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Aethes bilbaensis (Rössler, 1877)
Conchylis francillana var. bilbaensis (Rössler, 1877)
Phalonia loxoperoides (Walsingham, 1903)
Lozopera mediterranea (Rebel, 1906)
Phalonia reclusa (Meyrick, 1923)
Common name
Samphire Conch
Classification
Superfamily: Tortricoidea > Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Tortricinae > Tribus: Cochylini > Genus: Aethes
Wingspan
10-15 mm
Habitat
Calcareous soils, phrygana, and grasslands.
Food plant
The larva is oligophagous on Umbelliferae, i.e. Crithmum maritimum, Daucus carota, Ferula communis κ.α. It feeds on the umbels after flowering has ended, on the fruits.
Flight period
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