Aethes tesserana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of Europe, the Near East and northern Iran., 2009: Synopsis of the Cochylini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae: Cochylini) of Iran, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 2245: 1-31.
The wingspan is . Adults are on wing from May to August.UKmoths
The larvae feed on the roots of Picris and Hieracium species.
Subspecies Aethes tesserana tesserana Aethes tesserana magister (Walsingham, 1900) (Asia Minor)
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