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Silver carrot conch
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Aethes
Species:	A. williana
Binomial name
Aethes williana (Brahm, 1791)
Synonyms
Phalaena (Tortrix) williana Brahm, 1791 Phalonia costignata Filipjev, 1926 Cochylis dubrisana Curtis, 1834 Argyrolepia loriculana Guenée, in Lucas, 1849 Eupoecilia luteolana Stephens, 1834 Cochylis marmoratana Curtis, 1834 Argyrolepia virginana Guenée, 1845 Coccyx zephyrana Treitschke, 1830

Aethes williana, the silver carrot conch, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Nikolaus Joseph Brahm in 1791. 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 millimetres (0.51–0.67 in). 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. Larvae can be found in May and June.

References

1. Tortricid.net
2. "Aethes williana (Brahm, 1791)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6. 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
3. Alipanah, Helen, 2009: Synopsis of the Cochylini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae: Cochylini) of Iran, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 2245: 1-31.
4. Microlepidoptera.nl Archived January 16, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
5. Kimber, Ian. "49.116 BF944 Aethes williana (Brahm, 1791)". UKMoths. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
6. Savela, Markku. "Aethes williana (Brahm, 1791)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 30, 2019.

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