Clepsis laetitiae

Clepsis laetitiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Clepsis
Species: C. laetitiae
Binomial name
Clepsis laetitiae
Soria, 1997[1]

Clepsis laetitiae is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Spain.[2]

The wingspan is 19–22 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to May.[3]

The larvae feed on Vella pseudocitysus sub. pseudocitysus.

Etymology

The species is named for Leticia Soria Ruiz-Ogarrio.[4]

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ European Butterflies and Moths
  4. ↑ SORIA, S. (1997): Clepsis laetitiae sp. n., una nueva especie del género Clepsis, GUENÉE, 1845 (Lep. Tortricidae) en Aranjuez (España). — Boletín de Sanidad Vegetal Plagas 23 (1): 63-71
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