Clepsis consimilana

Clepsis consimilana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Clepsis
Species: C. consimilana
Binomial name
Clepsis consimilana
(Hübner, [1814-1817])[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix consimilana Hubner, [1814-1817]
  • Cacoecia acclivana Zerny, 1933
  • Tortrix unifasciana f. cinnamomena Dufrane, 1957
  • Tortrix eatoniana Ragonot, 1881
  • Tortrix fallaciana Fuchs, 1903
  • Tortrix unifascina f. fuscana Dufrane, 1957
  • Tortrix unifasciana f. obliterana Dufrane, 1957
  • obliterana Herrich-Schaffer, 1847
  • Tortrix (Lozotaenia) obliterana Herrich-Schaffer, 1851
  • Pandemis peregrinana Stephens, 1852
  • Siclobola placida Diakonoff, 1948
  • Tortrix productana Zeller, 1847
  • Cacoecia unifasciana var. semiana Chretien, 1915
  • Tortrix unifasciana Duponchel, in Godart, 1842

Clepsis consimilana is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found from Europe to Asia Minor and Syria, it is also found in North Africa and the eastern United States.

The wingspan is 13–19 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.

The larvae feed on various trees, including Ligustrum species. They apparently prefer dead leaves. Other recorded food plants include Syringa, Hedera, Lonicera, Polygonum, Malus, Carpinus, Crataegus and Cotoneaster species.

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
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