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Clepsis monochroa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Clepsis

Clepsis monochroa is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in South Africa.

The wingspan is about 11.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream, the veins tinged with orange in the dorsal half of the wing. At the costal third, the ground colour is mixed with ochreous and at the costa with brown. The hindwings are cream.

References

Clepsis monochroa Wikipedia