1. Lebendfotos

1.1. Falter

2. Biologie

2.1. Nahrung der Raupe

Noch unbekannt! Huemer & Mayr (2023: 81) geben aber einige Hinweise: "Host-plant and early stages are unknown, however, the congeneric species mainly feed on woody plants and the new species probably also feeds on such. One of the localities is a semi-desert with only a few woody plants which may be potential host-plants, e.g. Prunus incana or Rhamnus pallassii. Larix, the main host-plant for E. duratella according to Deutsch (2008), is not present in Armenia (Schmidt 1995)."

(Autor: Erwin Rennwald)

3. Weitere Informationen

3.1. Etymologie (Namenserklärung)

Huemer & Mayr (2023: 81) erläutern: "The new species is named in honour of Aidas Saldaitis, co-collector of the type series, in recognition of his contribution in exploring Lepidoptera in many remote areas."

3.2. Faunistik

Die Art ist bisher nur durch die Typenserie aus Armenien bekannt.

3.3. Typenmaterial

Huemer & Mayr (2023: 81) stellen zusammen: "Type material. Holotype ♂, Armenia, Vedi, Goravan Sands reserve, 39°33.4858′N; 44°43.2149′E, 930 m, 29.10.2021, Duda & Saldaitis leg.; DNA barcode ID TLMF_Lep_32188 (TLMF). Paratypes: 7 ♂, Armenia, Areni, Novarank road, 39°41.8978′N; 45°12.6143′E, 1240 m, 5.10.2021, Duda & Saldaitis leg.; genitalia slide TOR 486 ♂ (RCTM, TLMF). 1 ♂, Armenia, near Garni, Azat riv. valley, 40°06.5280′N; 44°43.4364′E, 1200 m, 6.10.2021, Duda & Saldaitis leg. (RCTM)."

(Autor: Erwin Rennwald)

3.4. Literatur

• Erstbeschreibung: Huemer, P. & T. Mayr (2023): A surprising new species of Exapate Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) from Armenia. — Zootaxa, 5296 (1): 75–82.

(Autor: Erwin Rennwald)