Tortricidae : Tortricinae
Aethes dilucidana
AETHES dilucidana (Stephens, 1852)
Aethes dilucidana
AETHES dilucidana (Stephens, 1852)
Life Cycle Guide - Adult Only
Description
Vernacular Name: Short-barred Yellow Conch
Wingspan: 12-15mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - excluding (Austria,Azores,Balearic Is.,Belgium,Bulgaria,Crete,Canary Is.,Corsica,Croatia,Cyprus,Estonia,
Finland,Greece,Ireland,Latvia,Madeira,Malta,Portugal,Sardinia,Slovakia,Slovenia & Ukraine) : N Africa - Algeria
UK Distribution: Local and scarce in southern England and up to Lancashire/Yorkshire. Rare in north of range
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Chalk and Limestone Grassland : Quarries
Similar Species -
Observations: The forewing is pale yellow with two brown oblique cross lines forming the median fascia with the antemedian line finishing half way across the wing from dorsum, not reaching the costa. This latter shorter line differentiates this species from the two similar species.
The moth is nationally scarce moth under the UK BAP biodiversity plan mainly appearing locally in southern England.
The moth can be disturbed during the day,can be seen around host plant at dusk and is attracted to light.
Wingspan: 12-15mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - excluding (Austria,Azores,Balearic Is.,Belgium,Bulgaria,Crete,Canary Is.,Corsica,Croatia,Cyprus,Estonia,
Finland,Greece,Ireland,Latvia,Madeira,Malta,Portugal,Sardinia,Slovakia,Slovenia & Ukraine) : N Africa - Algeria
UK Distribution: Local and scarce in southern England and up to Lancashire/Yorkshire. Rare in north of range
UK Conservation Status -
- Nationally Scarce B (Nb - BAP : 1997) = 31 - 100 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Lozopera dilucidana (Stephens, 1852)
- Pyralis smeathmanniana Fabricius, 1781
- United Kingdom,Great Britain
Habitat: Chalk and Limestone Grassland : Quarries
Similar Species -
- Aethes francillana (Fabricius, 1794)
- Aethes beatricella (Walsingham, 1898)
Observations: The forewing is pale yellow with two brown oblique cross lines forming the median fascia with the antemedian line finishing half way across the wing from dorsum, not reaching the costa. This latter shorter line differentiates this species from the two similar species.
The moth is nationally scarce moth under the UK BAP biodiversity plan mainly appearing locally in southern England.
The moth can be disturbed during the day,can be seen around host plant at dusk and is attracted to light.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website where further information like photos,physical characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Apiaceae - Umbelliferae - Umbellifer Family
- Heracleum sphondylium - Hogweed
- Pastinaca sativa - Wild Parsnip
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Tortricoidea Tortricidae Tortricinae Cochylini AETHES Billberg 1820 Aethes dilucidana (Stephens, 1852) - Pyralis smeathmanniana Fabricius, 1781 - LOZOPERA dilucidana (Stephens, 1852) = Aethes = Lozopera francillana = Tortrix flagellana Herrich-Schäffer, 1860 - List of the specimens of British animals in the collection of the British Museum 10 : 84 Lozopera Order Lepidoptera (Micro-lepidoptera) Sub-Div. (IV) Lepidoptera Vespertina. [catalogue prepared by James Francis Stephens]. Family I. Tortricidae /Lozopera p.84 - n.2 - United Kingdom,Great Britain |