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Clepsis praeclarana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Clepsis

Clepsis praeclarana

Clepsis praeclarana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Russia (Siberia, Volgograd Oblast), Kazakhstan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia.

The wingspan is 18–23 mm. The forewings are light yellow with a reddish or brownish stripe. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to July.

The larvae feed on Caragana arborescens, Caragana frutex, Caragana bungei and Caragana microphylla.

References

Clepsis praeclarana Wikipedia