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Aethes williana

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Wikipedia Abstract

Aethes williana, the silver carrot conch, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of Europe, Trans-Caspia, Asia Minor, Mongolia, north-western Africa and Iran. It is found in dry, sandy and chalky habitats. The wingspan is 13–17 mm. Adults are on wing from May to early August. The larvae feed on Daucus carota, Helichrysum arenarium, Helichrysum stoechas, Eryngium campestre, Eryngium maritimum, Gnaphalium species and Ferula communis. They bore into the lower part of the stem and the roots of their host plant, feeding from within. Larvae can be found in May and June.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Dungeness 7966 England, United Kingdom
Fenland 1529 England, United Kingdom

Prey / Diet

Daucus carota (bird's nest)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

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Attributes / relations provided by
1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
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