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Aethes hartmanniana

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Wikipedia Abstract

Aethes hartmanniana, the scabious conch, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Clerck in 1759. It is found in most of Europe, Asia Minor, Armenia and the southern Urals. The species occurs in chalky and limestone habitats. The wingspan 15–23 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August. The larvae feed on Scabiosa ochroleuca, Succisa and Knautia species. They feed within the roots of their host plant. The species overwinters and pupates in the larval habitation during spring.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Fenland 1529 England, United Kingdom
Limestone Coast of South West Wales/ Arfordir Calchfaen de Orllewin Cymru 3940 Wales, United Kingdom  
Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment 2194 England, United Kingdom  
Severn Estuary/ Môr Hafren 182155 England/Wales, United Kingdom
Y Fenai a Bae Conwy/ Menai Strait and Conwy Bay 65440 Wales, United Kingdom  

Prey / Diet

Knautia arvensis (field scabiosa)[1]
Scabiosa bipinnata (cream pincushions)[1]
Scabiosa columbaria (dove pincushions)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0