Clepsis dumicolana

Clepsis dumicolana is a moth species of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Spain, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, and the Near East.

Clepsis dumicolana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Clepsis
Species:
C. dumicolana
Binomial name
Clepsis dumicolana
(Zeller, 1847)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix dumicolana Zeller, 1847
  • Cacoecia dumicolana austriaca Amsel, in Hartig & Amsel, 1952

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The adult moths fly from mid-May until October.

The larvae feed on Hedera helix.

References

  • 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


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