Ábrahám Levente (szerk.): Válogatott tanulmányok III. - Natura Somogyiensis 12. (Kaposvár, 2008)

Fazekas Imre: The species of the genus Aethes Billberg, 1821 of Hungary (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

16. Aethes francillana (Fabricius, 1794) (Fig. 21, 29) References: Ács & SZABÓKY 1993, FAZEKAS 1995, RAZOWSKI 2002. Distribution in Palaearctic: Ae. francillana ranges from Central Asia, Iran, and Near East, Asia Minor to Britain, NW Africa and Canary Islands. Frequent in Europe. Chorotype: W-Palaearctic. The distribution area in Hungary: Agárd, Balaton, Budapest, Felsőtárkány, (Várhegy), Nagykőrös, Nyírbátor (Bátorliget), Pákozd (Kanca-hegy), Pusztapeszér, Vörs. Phenology: According to RAZOWSKI (2002) the imago flies from May to July and in southern Europe in three generations each year. The moth is univoltine in Hungary, and flies from June to mid-August. Biology: larva polyphagous on Angelica sylvestris, Daucus carota, Eryngium campestre, Pastinaca sativa and Peucedanum officinale. August to April and end May, living at first in spun flowers and seeds then eating into the seeds. Pupates in April, in the stem of the food plant. Habitat: semi-mesophilous species, often on lowlands and on ridges of hills. Habitats include closed loess and sand steppes, rich fens, eu- and mesotrophic meadows and tall herb communites, pastures and arable land with fine scala, often low-intensity agriculture (Corine code: 82.2). Altitude from 100 m to 300 m. Comments: in Hungary, this species is local in the central counties, and apparently is not found elsewhere although the foodplants are widespread. 17. Aethes bilbaensis (Rössler, 1877) (Fig. 22) References: FAZEKAS 1994, 1995, 2002, SZABÓKY 1982a, 1994, RAZOWSKI 2002. Distribution in Palaearctic: Ae. bilbaensis is distributed from Central Asia to Europe and NW Africa. Absent from Scandinavia, the Baltic countries and Great Britain. In France, recorded from only a few localities. In Central Europe known mostly from Hungary, Austria, Czechia and Slovakia. Chorotype: W-Palaearctic. The distribution area in Hungary: Agárd, Budapest (Mátyás-hegy), Dinnyés, Győrzámoly (Patkányos), Kárász, Komló (Hasmány-tető, kőbánya), Mosonmagyaróvár, Nadap (Csúcsos-hegy), Ocsa (Nagy-erdő), Pákozd (Tótugrás), Pécs (Árpád-tető), Síkfokút. Phenology: univoltine; the moth flies from early July to the end of August. According to RAZOWSKI (2002) the imago is known in Europe in May-June, July, and in the south also in August and September. Vernal and autumn specimens are unknown in Hungary. Biology: in Hungary the larva is monophagous on Carum carvi. Habitat: a mesophilous species, found in rich fens, eu- and mesotrophic meadows and tall herb communites; Arrhenathreum hay meadows and semi-natural; semi-natural vegetation of abandoned vineyards and orchards. Altitude from 100 to 350 m. Comments: a rare species with very isolated populations in the Hungarian Plain, and some populations on the southern hillsides of the mountains of medium altitude. 18. Aethes tornella (Walsingham, 1898) (Fig. 23) References: Ács & SZABÓKY 1993, FAZEKAS 1994, 1995, 2002, PETRICH 2001, RAZOWSKI 2002. Distribution in Palaearctic: from Central Asia, Asia Minor, Balkan Peninsula and to Central Europe, Spain. In the Mediterranean countries, known mainly in Europe. Chorotype : Centralasiatic-European. The distribution area in Hungary: Agárd, Eger, Komló (Zobákpuszta), Nadap (Csúcsos-hegy), Nagyiván, Pécs (PTE arboretum), Peszér, Sukoró (Gádé-hegy), Uppony. Phenology: univoltine; the moth flies from June to August. According to RAZOWSKI