Clepsis jordaoi

Clepsis jordaoi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Clepsis
Species:	C. jordaoi
Binomial name
	Clepsis jordaoi; Razowski & Becker, 2010[1]

Clepsis jordaoi is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in São Paulo, Brazil.

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish, sprinkled and strigulated (finely streaked) with brownish. The hindwings are cream.[2]

Etymology

The species name refers to the type locality Campos do Jordão.[3]

References

tortricidae.com
Lee, Sangmi (30 March 2014). "Preliminary list of the lepidopterous insects in the Arizona State University Hasbrouck Insect Collection". Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. 7 (1): e76–e94. doi:10.1016/j.japb.2014.03.002.
Razowski, Józef; Becker, Vitor O. (30 June 2010). "Systematic and distributional data on Neotropical Archipini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)". Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia - Series B: Invertebrata. 53 (1): 9–38. doi:10.3409/azc.53b_1-2.09-38.

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[1] tortricidae.com

[2] Lee, Sangmi (30 March 2014). "Preliminary list of the lepidopterous insects in the Arizona State University Hasbrouck Insect Collection". Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. 7 (1): e76–e94. doi:10.1016/j.japb.2014.03.002.

[3] Razowski, Józef; Becker, Vitor O. (30 June 2010). "Systematic and distributional data on Neotropical Archipini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)". Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia - Series B: Invertebrata. 53 (1): 9–38. doi:10.3409/azc.53b_1-2.09-38.