Clepsis consimilana, Crete © K. Bormpoudaki
Clepsis consimilana (Hübner, 1817)
MOTH INFO
Clepsis consimilana is a moth of the family Tortricidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Clepsis consimilana (Hübner, 1817)
Tortrix consimilana (Hübner, 1817)
Tortrix unifasciana (Duponchel, 1843)
Clepsis externana (Eversmann, 1844)
Tortrix productana (Zeller, 1847)
Clepsis productana (Zeller, 1847)
Tortrix obliterana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
Clepsis obliterana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
Siclobola placida (Diakonoff, 1948)
Common name
Privet Tortrix
Classification
Superfamily: Tortricoidea > Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Tortricinae > Tribus: Archipini > Genus: Clepsis
Wingspan
13-19 mm
Habitat
Gardens, hedgerows, and forest edges.
Food plant
The larva feeds on dead leaves and ocassionally on the fruits of various plants, i.e. Rosaceae (Prunus, Malus sylvestris, Crataegus), Araliaceae (Hedera helix), Oleaceae (Ligustrum vulgare), Polygonaceae (Polygonum), etc.
Flight period
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