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Tortricid Moth ♂
Clepsis consimilana
45.0677, 13.6496
Field Notes
Description:
The wingspan is 13 - 19 mm.There is present a sexual dismorphisam. Adults are on wing from June to September. The larvae feed on various trees, including Ligustrum species. They apparently prefer dead leaves. Other recorded food plants include Syringa, Hedera, Lonicera, Polygonum, Malus, Carpinus, Crataegus and Cotoneaster species.
Habitat:
It is found from Europe to Asia Minor and Syria, it is also found in North Africa and the eastern United States.
Notes:
Related spotting (female specimen): http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/25146017
Reference Links:
Clepsis consimilana
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PublishedMay 21, 2013
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