Clepsis gnathocera
| Clepsis gnathocera | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Clepsis |
| Species: | C. gnathocera |
| Binomial name | |
| Clepsis gnathocera Razowski, 2006[1] | |
Clepsis gnathocera is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Swaziland.[2]
The wingspan is about 22 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream, suffused with ochreous and scaled with orange. There are some brownish strigulae and the markings are pale brownish cream edged with blackish brown. The hindwings are cream with grey suffusions.[3]
References
- ↑ tortricidae.com
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Razowski, 2006: Tortricideae (Lepidoptera) from South Africa. 3: Hectaphelia gen.n., Aphelia HÜBNER and Clepsis GUENÉE Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne 75 (3): 427-438. Full article:
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