Aethes angulatana

Aethes angulatana, the angular aethes, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from Quebec and Maine to Florida, west to Texas and north to Minnesota.

Aethes angulatana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species:
A. angulatana
Binomial name
Aethes angulatana
(Robinson, 1869)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Conchylis angulatana Robinson, 1869
  • Hysterosia angulatana
  • Phalonia angulatana
  • Phtheochroa angulatana

The wingspan is 10–16 mm. The forewings are pale yellowish or cream with dark brownish-grey markings. The hindwings are drab grey with a paler fringe. Adults are on wing from June to September in the northern part of the range but earlier in the south.[3]

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