Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tortricidae Scientific name Clepsis senecionana | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Clepsis Rank Species | |
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Similar Clepsis rurinana, Clepsis neglectana, Clepsis rogana, Aphelia unitana, Clepsis pallidana | ||
Clepsis senecionana, the rustic tortrix, is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found from Europe to eastern Siberia.
The wingspan is 13–16 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June. It flies in warm sunshine during the afternoon and evening, disappearing when the sky becomes cloudy.
The larvae feed on Convallaria, Dorycnium, Gentianella amarella, Lotus, Lysimachia, Myrica, Polygonatum, Onobrychis viccifolia and Vaccinium myrtillus. In Scotland it has also been recorded on Picea, Pinus and Larix. On conifers, the larvae mine into leaves and buds of young trees, causing shoot dieback and multi-leaders.
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