Clepsis pinaria

Clepsis pinaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Clepsis
Species: C. pinaria
Binomial name
Clepsis pinaria
Razowski & Becker, 2010[1]

Clepsis pinaria is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Cuba.

The wingspan is 10-13.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream preserved in the terminal area and at the edges of the markings. The rest of the wing is suffused and strigulated (finely streaked) with leaden grey. The markings are rust brown. The hindwings are pale brownish grey.

Etymology

The species name refers to the Pinar River, where the species was collected.[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J. & V.O. Becker, 2010: Systematic and distributional data on Neotropical Archipini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 53B (1-2): 9-38. doi:10.3409/azc.53b_1-2.09-38. Full article: .
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