Clepsis rurinana

Clepsis rurinana
Clepsis cf. rurinana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Clepsis
Species: C. rurinana
Binomial name
Clepsis rurinana
(Linnaeus, 1758)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Tortrix) rurinana Linnaeus, 1758
  • Phalaena (Tortrix) angulana Villers, 1789
  • Phalaena angulosa Fourcroy, 1785
  • Pyralis avellana Panzer, 1804
  • Cacoecia idana Kennel, 1919
  • Tortrix liotoma Meyrick, 1936
  • Phalaena (Tortrix) modeeriana Linnaeus, 1761
  • Phalaena (Tortrix) moderiana Linnaeus, 1767
  • Tortrix obscura Dufrane, 1957
  • Tortrix semialbana Guenee, 1845

Clepsis rurinana is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in most of Europe, with the exception of Ukraine and part of the Balkan Peninsula, east to the Near East and the eastern part of the Palearctic ecozone. It is also present in the Oriental ecozone.

The wingspan is 17–20 mm. Adults are on wing from early June to late August in one generation in western Europe. The moths are active in afternoon and evening.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including of Urtica, Chelidonium, Convolvulus, Euphorbia, Rumex, Aconitum, Lilium, Anthriscus, Aster, Rosa, Lonicera xylosteum, Acer and Quercus. They live in spun leaves.

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
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