Aethes vachelliana

Aethes vachelliana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Aethes
Species:	A. vachelliana
Binomial name
	Aethes vachelliana; (Kearfott, 1907)
Synonyms
	Phalonia vachelliana Kearfott, 1907; Phtheochroa vachelliana;

Aethes vachelliana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae.^[1]^[2] It is known from California, the United States.^[2]

The wingspan is 13–17.5 mm (0.51–0.69 in). The inner two-thirds of the forewings are greyish-black and the outer third is cream. The hindwings are grey.^[3]

References

1 2 Gilligan, T. M.; Baixeras, J. & Brown, J. W. (2018). "Aethes". Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae (Ver. 4.0). Retrieved 7 May 2026.
1 2 3 "51a0159.1 – 3761.3 Aethes vachelliana (Kearfott, 1907)". Digital Guide to Moth Identification. Moth Photographers Group, Mississippi Entomological Museum. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
1 2 Kearfott, William D. (1907). "New North American Tortricidae". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 33 (1): 1–98 [80]. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[Tortricidae.com-1] 1 2 Gilligan, T. M.; Baixeras, J. & Brown, J. W. (2018). "Aethes". Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae (Ver. 4.0). Retrieved 7 May 2026.

[mothphotographersgroup-2] 1 2 3 "51a0159.1 – 3761.3 Aethes vachelliana (Kearfott, 1907)". Digital Guide to Moth Identification. Moth Photographers Group, Mississippi Entomological Museum. Retrieved 7 May 2026.

[Kearfott_1907-3] 1 2 Kearfott, William D. (1907). "New North American Tortricidae". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 33 (1): 1–98 [80]. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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