Clepsis pallidana

Clepsis pallidana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of Europe, as well as Asia Minor, Iran, Russia (Primorsk and Tuva), Mongolia, China, the Korean Peninsula and Japan.

Clepsis pallidana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Clepsis
Species:
C. pallidana
Binomial name
Clepsis pallidana
(Fabricius, 1776)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pyralis pallidana Fabricius, 1776
  • Cacoecia caesareana Rebel, in Staudinger & Wocke, 1901
  • Tortrix cesareana de Joannis, 1891
  • Tortrix districta Meyrick, 1920
  • Tortrix quinquemaculana Bremer, 1865
  • Tortrix stramineana Herrich-Schffer, 1847
  • Tortrix (Lozotaenia) stramineana Herrich-Schffer, 1851
  • Tortrix strigana Hubner, [1796-1799]

The wingspan is 15–20 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in western Europe.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including of Artemisia campestris, Gnaphalium, Euphorbia, Spiraea ulmaria, Lactuca scariola, Aster, Urtica, Iris, Jurinea, Solidago, Sedum and Malus.

References
  1. tortricidae.com
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