Biology:Clepsis unicolorana

Short description: Species of moth

Clepsis unicolorana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Clepsis
Species:	C. unicolorana
Binomial name
Clepsis unicolorana (Duponchel, 1835)
Synonyms
Tortrix unicolorana Duponchel, in Godart, 1835 Tortrix asphodilana Herrich-Schäffer, 1851 Tortrix aspodilana Herrich-Schäffer, 1847 Tortrix unicolorana var. iberica Kennel, 1910 Tortrix labatiana Breignet, 1890 Tortrix uhagonana Constant, 1891 Tortrix unicolorana var. uhagoni Seebold, 1898

Clepsis unicolorana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1835. It is found in France , Spain , Switzerland and Italy.

The wingspan is 20–24 mm.

The larvae feed on Asphodelus aestivus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is full depth. The mined leaves are bound together with silk. Pupation takes place within the mine. Larvae can be found in March.

References

• "Clepsis unicolorana (Duponchel, 1835)". Insecta.pro. Retrieved February 5, 2020.

Wikidata ☰ Q13469819 entry