Clepsis virescana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Clepsis |
Species: | C. virescana |
Binomial name | |
Clepsis virescana | |
Synonyms | |
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Clepsis virescana, the light brown apple moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it is widespread in southern Canada and most of the United States. The habitat consists of shrubby open areas and aspen parkland. [2]
The length of the forewings is 6.4–9.1 mm. The ground colour of the forewings varies from greyish brown to yellow brown. The hindwings vary from light grey to white. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to September. [3]
The larvae have been recorded feeding on both fresh and decaying leaves of Prunus and Rosa species. [4]
Clepsis is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae. It includes several notable pest species.
Clepsis melaleucana, the black-patched clepsis, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in North America from Alberta to Newfoundland, south to North Carolina and Missouri.
Clepsis consimilana, the privet tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae.
Clepsis senecionana, the rustic tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from Europe to eastern Siberia.
Clepsis mehli is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Opheim in 1964. It is found along the coast of northern Norway and in Russia. The habitat consists of grassy meadows.
Argyrotaenia occultana, the fall spruce needle moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. The species was first described by Thomas Nesbitt Freeman in 1942. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia north to Yukon and Northwest Territories, east to Newfoundland and south to Kentucky and Oregon. The habitat consists of spruce forests.
Clepsis brunneotona is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Clepsis burgasiensis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Bulgaria and North Macedonia.
Clepsis danilevskyi is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Russia and Alaska.
Clepsis moeschleriana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Maximilian Ferdinand Wocke in 1862. It is found in Kyrgyzstan, Russia and North America, where it has been recorded from Alaska to Newfoundland, south in the mountains to New Hampshire, Colorado and Utah. The habitat consists of alpine and subalpine areas.
Clepsis peritana, the garden tortrix or strawberry garden tortrix, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Spain, Cuba, as well as North America, where it has been recorded from southern Canada throughout the United States.
Clepsis praeclarana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Russia, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia.
Clepsis anderslaneyii is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Chiricahua, Huachuca and Santa Rita mountains in south-eastern Arizona, United States, where it has been recorded at altitudes ranging from 1,490 to 1,770 meters.
Clepsis microceria is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Peru.
Clepsis clemensiana, Clemens' clepsis moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Canada, the north-eastern and north-western United States, as well as from northern Utah to northern California.
Clepsis fucana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia south to California.
Clepsis persicana, the white triangle tortrix or the green needleworm, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alaska and British Columbia to Newfoundland and south to Virginia and west to California. The habitat consists of coniferous and mixed coniferous forests.
Clepsis trifasciata is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Kyrgyzstan, where it was recorded at an altitude of 1,800 meters.
Bactra bactrana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on the Canary Islands, Sicily and Malta and in southern Spain, Portugal, southern Italy, France, Greece, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Asia Minor, Arabia, Iraq, Iran, the Caucasus, Afghanistan, the Caspian area, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, India, the Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Sudan and Gambia.
Pandemis canadana, the green aspen leaftier, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. The species was first described by William D. Kearfott in 1905. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia to Nova Scotia, south to Colorado, Illinois and Maine. The habitat consists of deciduous forests and shrubs.