Aethes williana, the silver carrot conch, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Nikolaus Joseph Brahm in 1791.
This species flies from May to early August, and occupies dry, sandy or chalky habitats and rough fields or downs. It can be found on the wing during warm days.
Scarce. Flies by day and at dusk in warm, dry weather and also comes to light. Found in dry, sandy or chalky habitats and rough fields or downs plus coastal ...
Classification ; kingdom; Animalia ; phylum; Arthropoda ; class; Insecta ; order; Lepidoptera ; family; Tortricidae ...
Morley's Final Catalogue: Taken at Felixstow during July 1902 (Gibbs of St. Albans). Recent Status: A rare coastal species. Life Style: Single brooded flying by ...
Find out about the status of Aethes williana (Silver Carrot Conch) in Kent. Learn more on its distribution, phenology and ecology.
Nationally scarce (Nb) in dry pastures and on downland in southern England. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight restricted to a few sites on the coast.
A Nationally Scarce species restricted to parts of the south-eastern UK. Even though the food-plant is fairly widespread the moth is very rare in our region ...
Aethes williana (Brahm, 1791). silver carrot conch. polyphagous. parasite. The larva bores in the lower part of the stem, from there descending into the ...
Wingspan c. 13mm. Distributed mainly in the southern half of England, this species flies from May to early August, and occupies dry, sandy or chalky habitats ...