Aethes mesomelana ( Walker, 1863 )

Byun, Bong-Kyu & Li, Cheng-De, 2006, Taxonomic review of the tribe Cochylini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in Korea and northeast China, with descriptions of two new species, Journal of Natural History 40 (13 - 14), pp. 783-817 : 789-790

Aethes mesomelana ( Walker, 1863)

Sciaphila mesomelana Walker 1863, p 346 . TL: China (Shanghai).

Conchylis suppasitana Kennel 1901, p 235 .

Conchylis cunabulana Caradja 1916, p 51 .

Aethes mesomelana: Razowski 1970, p 304 .

Diagnosis

Wingspan 16 mm. The species can be identified by its white ground colour with a brownish black medial fascia.

Material examined

Five males, Mt Maoershan, HL, 23 July 2002, B. K. Byun, C. D. Li; one male, same locality, 20 July 1996, S. C. Yan; one male, same locality, 1 July 1998, S. C. Yan; one female, Laoyeling, HL, 4 July 1996, S. C. Yan; one female, same locality, 4 July 1998, S. C. Yan; three males, three females, same locality, early August 1995, S. C. Yan; one male, Jianlagou, HL, 30 June 1998, S. C. Yan, in NEFU.

Distribution

China: Heilongjiang (Dailing, Mt Maoershan , Laoyeling, Jianlagou) , Shanghai, Hubei; Russia (Amur) .