Aethes rutilana

Aethes rutilana, the pale juniper webworm, is a species of moth in the family Tortricidae. It was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1817. It is found throughout Europe^[2] and North America.^[3]

Pale juniper webworm
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Aethes
Species:	A. rutilana
Binomial name
Aethes rutilana (Hübner, 1817)[1]
Synonyms
Tortrix rutilana Hübner, [1814-1817] Conchylis rutilana f. interruptana Klemensiewicz, 1907 Tinea purpurella Coquebert de Montbret, 1801 Conchylis roridana Mann, 1867 Phalonia rutilana tatricana Adamczewski, 1936

The wingspan is 10–13 millimetres (0.39–0.51 in).

The larvae feed on Juniperus communis.

Subspecies

• Aethes rutilana rutilana
• Aethes rutilana canadiana (Razowski, 1997)
• Aethes rutilana tatricana (Adamczewski, 1936)