Clepsis paralaxa
Clepsis paralaxa is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Federal District of Mexico.
| Clepsis paralaxa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Clepsis |
| Species: | C. paralaxa |
| Binomial name | |
| Clepsis paralaxa | |
The wingspan is about 17 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale brownish cream, strigulated (finely streaked) with brownish ferruginous and with yellow-brown markings with rust coloured anterior edges. The hindwings are cream.
Etymology
The species name refers to the similarity to Clepsis laxa plus the Greek prefix para (meaning near, close).[2]
References
- tortricidae.com
- Razowski, J. & V.O. Becker, 2010: Systematic and distributional data on Neotropical Archipini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 53B (1-2): 9-38. doi:10.3409/azc.53b_1-2.09-38. Full article: Archived 2014-04-17 at the Wayback Machine.
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