''Aethes moribundana'' is a species of

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of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Staudinger in 1859. It is found in southern and eastern Europe,

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, Asia Minor, Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Mongolia and

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

(Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, Xinjiang).A Brief Summary of Tribe Cochylini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae)
/ref> The wingspan is . Adults are on wing in May and from July to August. The larvae feed on ''

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''.

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moribundana Moths described in 1859 Moths of Africa Moths of Asia Moths of Europe Taxa named by Otto Staudinger {{Aethes-stub