Clemens' Clepsis Moth
Clepsis clemensiana Fernald, 1879
Clemens' Clepsis Moth: https://www.marylandbiodiversity.org/species/6119
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Clepsis clemensiana
Clepsis clemensiana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Clepsis
Species:
C. clemensiana
Binomial name
Clepsis clemensiana
(Fernald, 1879)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix clemensiana Fernald, 1879
  • Archips clemensiana
  • Tortrix nervosana Kearfott, 1907

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.[2]

The length of the forewings is 9.6–11.2 mm.

The larvae feed on Poaceae species, as well as on Aster, Symphyotrichum, Apocynum and Solidago species.[3]

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The species is named in honour of Dr. James Brackenridge Clemens, who collected the species.

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