Aethes chilesi

Aethes chilesi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aethes
Species:
A. chilesi
Binomial name
Aethes chilesi

Aethes chilesi is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was named by Józef Razowski and Janusz Wojtusiak in 2008. It is found in Carchi Province, Ecuador, and Cauca Department, Colombia. It is known from elevations of 1,500–2,050 m (4,920–6,730 ft).

The wingspan is about 27 millimetres (1.1 in).

Etymology

The species name refers to Volcan Chiles, the type locality.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Razowski, Józef & Wojtusiak, Janusz (2008). "Tortricidae from the Mountains of Ecuador. Part III: Western Cordillera (Insecta: Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Genus. 19 (3): 497–575 [504]. Archived 2013-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 Gilligan, T. M.; Baixeras, J. & Brown, J. W. (2018). "Aethes". Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae (Ver. 4.0). Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 Razowski, Józef; Wojtusiak, Janusz (2011). "Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Colombia)". Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 54B (1–2): 103–128. doi:10.3409/azc.54b_1-2.103-128.