Clepsis rurinana

Clepsis rurinana
Clepsis cf. rurinana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Clepsis
Species:	C. rurinana
Binomial name
Clepsis rurinana (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Phalaena (Tortrix) rurinana Linnaeus, 1758 Phalaena (Tortrix) angulana Villers, 1789 Phalaena angulosa Fourcroy, 1785 Pyralis avellana Panzer, 1804 Cacoecia idana Kennel, 1919 Tortrix liotoma Meyrick, 1936 Phalaena (Tortrix) modeeriana Linnaeus, 1761 Phalaena (Tortrix) moderiana Linnaeus, 1767 Tortrix obscura Dufrane, 1957 Tortrix semialbana Guenee, 1845

Clepsis rurinana is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in most of Europe, with the exception of Ukraine and part of the Balkan Peninsula, east to the Near East and the eastern part of the Palearctic ecozone. It is also present in the Oriental ecozone.

The wingspan is 17–20 mm. Adults are on wing from early June to late August in one generation in western Europe. The moths are active in afternoon and evening.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including of Urtica, Chelidonium, Convolvulus, Euphorbia, Rumex, Aconitum, Lilium, Anthriscus, Aster, Rosa, Lonicera xylosteum, Acer and Quercus. They live in spun leaves.

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External links

• Fauna Europaea
• Lepidoptera of Belgium