Biology:Clepsis mehli

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Short description: Species of moth


Clepsis mehli
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Clepsis
Species:
C. mehli
Binomial name
Clepsis mehli
(Opheim, 1964)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epagoge mehli Opheim, 1964

Clepsis mehli is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Opheim in 1964. It is found along the coast of northern Norway [2] and in Russia . The habitat consists of grassy meadows.

The wingspan is 15–17 mm. The ground colour of the forewings varies from greyish white to light yellow-grey. The pattern varies from reddish brown to reddish brown with a yellow tinge or olive brown.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q11963910 entry