Aethes rubigana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species:
A. rubigana
Binomial name
Aethes rubigana
Synonyms
  • Tortrix rubigana Treitschke, 1830
  • Tortrix badiana Hübner, [1796-1799]
  • Cochylis rubigana var. obscurana Chrétien, 1893
  • Aethes rubidana Kuznetzov, in Falkovitsh & Medvedev, 1989

Aethes rubigana, the burdock conch, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Treitschke in 1830. It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula and part of the Balkan Peninsula.[2] Outside of Europe, it is found in China (Beijing, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Ningxia), Japan and Russia.[3]

The wingspan is 15–19 millimetres (0.59–0.75 in). The forewings have a moderately arched costa. They pale ochreous, with several obscure shining whitish striae with a dark brown spot along the base of the costa. There is a narrow dark brown antemedian fascia, angulated above the middle and interrupted below the angle and abruptly dilated on the dorsum . The subterminal fascia is represented by dark brown spots on costa and dorsum, and a very indistinct spot between them. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[4]

Adults are on wing from late June to August in western Europe.[5]

The larvae feed on the seedheads Arctium species (including Arctium lappa and possibly Arctium minus). Full-grown larvae overwinter from October in a cocoon on the ground or occasionally in the seedhead. Pupation takes place within this cocoon.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W. & Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricid.net. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Aethes rubigana (Treitschke, 1830)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. 29 August 2013. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Yinghui Sun; Houhun Li. "A Brief Summary of Tribe Cochylini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae)" (PDF). Tianjin: Nankai University.
  4. ↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  5. ↑ Kimber, Ian. "49.128 BF946 Aethes rubigana (Treitschke, 1830)". UKMoths. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  6. ↑ Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived September 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine


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