Clepsis dumicolana
Clepsis dumicolana is a moth species of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, and the Near East.
| Clepsis dumicolana | |
|---|---|
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Clepsis |
| Species: | C. dumicolana |
| Binomial name | |
| Clepsis dumicolana | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The adult moths fly from mid-May until October.
The larvae feed on Hedera helix.
The species was originally endemic to the Mediterranean area and is a neozoon in Central and Western Europe. It is thought to have arrived there with imports of ivy plants from Southern Europe.
References
Wikispecies has information related to Clepsis dumicolana.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Clepsis dumicolana.
- De Prins, W. & Baugnee, J.-Y., 2008 - Clepsis dumicolana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), new to the Belgian fauna - Phegea 36 (4): 127-130
- Hausenblas, D., 2007 - Clepsis dumicolana (Zeller, 1847): ein neuer Wickler fur die Fauna Deutschlands (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) - Entomologische Zeitschrift 117(2): 67-70
- Muus, T.S.T., Corver, S.C., 2008 - Microlepidoptera.nl, de kleinere vlinders van Nederland
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.