Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tortricidae Scientific name Clepsis rurinana | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Clepsis Rank Species | |
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Similar Clepsis, Clepsis pallidana, Choristoneura hebenstreitella, Syndemis musculana, Choristoneura diversana | ||
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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