Clepsis danilevskyi

Clepsis danilevskyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Tortricidae
Genus:Clepsis
Species: C. danilevskyi
Binomial name
Clepsis danilevskyi
Kostyuk, 1973[1]
Synonyms
  • Clepsis (Siclobola) firthana Mutuura, 1980

Clepsis danilevskyi is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Russia (northern European Russia,[2] Mongun-Taiga in Siberia) and Alaska.[3]

The wingspan is 18–23 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is ochreous yellow with a reddish chocolate brown pattern. The hindwings are dark grey with deep pinkish-yellow granulation near the apex and along the outer margin.[4] Adults have been recorded on wing in July.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Professor Alexsandr Sergeevich Danilevskii.

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ Bug Guide
  4. ↑ Kostiuk, Yu.A. 1973. New Species of Leaf Rollers (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) from Mountains of Central Asia. Lepidopterous fauna of the USSR and adjacent countries; a collection of papers dedicated to professor Alexsandr Sergeevich Danilevskii


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