Biology:Clepsis pallidana

Clepsis pallidana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Clepsis
Species:	C. pallidana
Binomial name
	Clepsis pallidana; (Fabricius, 1776)
Synonyms
	Pyralis pallidana Fabricius, 1776; Cacoecia caesareana Rebel, in Staudinger & Wocke, 1901; Tortrix cesareana de Joannis, 1891; Tortrix districta Meyrick, 1920; Tortrix quinquemaculana Bremer, 1865; Tortrix stramineana Herrich-Schffer, 1847; Tortrix (Lozotaenia) stramineana Herrich-Schffer, 1851; Tortrix strigana Hubner, [1796-1799];

Short description: Species of moth

Clepsis pallidana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of Europe, as well as Asia Minor, Iran, Russia (Primorsk and Tuva), Mongolia, China , the Korean Peninsula and Japan .

The wingspan is 15–20 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in western Europe.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including of Artemisia campestris, Gnaphalium, Euphorbia, Spiraea ulmaria, Lactuca scariola, Aster, Urtica, Iris, Jurinea, Solidago, Sedum and Malus.

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