Biology:Clepsis assensiodes
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Short description: Species of moth
| Clepsis assensiodes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Clepsis |
| Species: | C. assensiodes
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| Binomial name | |
| Clepsis assensiodes Razowski, 2004[1]
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Clepsis assensiodes is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ecuador (Pichincha-Septimo Paraiso Reserve).
The wingspan is about 13 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is creamy sprinkled with dark brown and suffused with grey in some parts. The markings are dark brown. The hindwings are creamy, but greyish brown from beyond the middle.
Etymology
The species name refers to the similarity with Clepsis assensus, plus odes (meaning shape).[2]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Clepsis assensiodes. |
- ↑ tortricidae.com
- ↑ Razowski, 2004, Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 47 (3-4): 249-261. [1]
Wikidata ☰ Q18048973 entry
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