''Clepsis consimilana'', the privet tortrix, is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

of the family

Tortricidae The Tortricidae are a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths or leafroller moths, in the order Lepidoptera. This large family has over 11,000 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea, although the gen ...

Synonyms

*''Tortrix consimilana'' Hubner, 814-1817/small> *''Cacoecia acclivana'' Zerny, 1933 *''Tortrix unifasciana ''f.'' cinnamomena'' Dufrane, 1957 *''Tortrix eatoniana'' Ragonot, 1881 *''Tortrix fallaciana'' Fuchs, 1903 *''Tortrix unifascina ''f.'' fuscana'' Dufrane, 1957 *''Tortrix unifasciana ''f.'' obliterana'' Dufrane, 1957 *''Tortix obliterana'' Herrich-Schaffer, 1847 *''Tortrix (Lozotaenia) obliterana'' Herrich-Schaffer, 1851 *''Pandemis peregrinana'' Stephens, 1852 *''Siclobola placida'' Diakonoff, 1948 *''Tortrix productana'' Zeller, 1847 *''Cacoecia unifasciana ''var.'' semiana'' Chretien, 1915 *''Tortrix unifasciana'' Duponchel, in Godart, 1842

Distribution

This species is present from Europe to

Asia Minor Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The ...

and Syria, it is also found in

North Africa North Africa, or Northern Africa is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region, and it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of Mauritania in t ...

and the eastern United States.

Description

''Clepsis consimilana'' has a

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of 13–19 mm. The forewings are reddish-brown, with dark brown markings and two small dark spots on the hind edge. The females are more indistinctly marked on the forewings than the males. Hindwings are brownish grey.UK Moths
/ref> Larvae are violet green or violet grey, with pale brown head.

Biology

Adults are on wing from June to September. They are active in afternoon and evening, and comes to light. The larvae feed on various trees, including ''

Ligustrum A privet is a flowering plant in the genus ''Ligustrum''. The genus contains about 50 species of erect, deciduous or evergreen shrubs, sometimes forming small or medium-sized trees, native to Europe, north Africa, Asia, many introduced and na ...

'' species. They apparently prefer dead leaves. Other recorded food plants include ''

Syringa ''Syringa'' is a genus of 12 currently recognized species of flowering woody plants in the olive family or Oleaceae called lilacs. These lilacs are native to woodland and scrub from southeastern Europe to eastern Asia, and widely and commonly ...

'', ''

Hedera ''Hedera'', commonly called ivy (plural ivies), is a genus of 12–15 species of evergreen climbing or ground-creeping woody plants in the family Araliaceae, native to western, central and southern Europe, Macaronesia, northwestern Africa a ...

'', ''

Lonicera Honeysuckles are arching shrubs or twining vines in the genus ''Lonicera'' () of the family Caprifoliaceae, native to northern latitudes in North America and Eurasia. Approximately 180 species of honeysuckle have been identified in both conti ...

'', ''

Polygonum ''Polygonum'' is a genus of about 130 species of flowering plant in the buckwheat and knotweed family Polygonaceae. Common names include knotweed and knotgrass (though the common names may refer more broadly to plants from Polygonaceae). In t ...

'', ''

Malus ''Malus'' ( or ) is a genus of about 30–55 species of small deciduous trees or shrubs in the family Rosaceae, including the domesticated orchard apple, crab apples, wild apples, and rainberries. The genus is native to the temperate zo ...

'', ''

Carpinus Hornbeams are hardwood trees in the flowering plant genus ''Carpinus'' in the birch family Betulaceae. The 30–40 species occur across much of the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Origin of names The common English name ''hornbeam ...

'', '' Crataegus'' and ''

Cotoneaster ''Cotoneaster'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to the Palaearctic region (temperate Asia, Europe, north Africa), with a strong concentration of diversity in the genus in the mountains of southwestern China a ...

'' species. Pupation occurs in the larval feeding place. In September usually a partial second generation takes place and in the third

instar An instar (, from the Latin '' īnstar'', "form", "likeness") is a developmental stage of arthropods, such as insects, between each moult (''ecdysis''), until sexual maturity is reached. Arthropods must shed the exoskeleton in order to grow o ...

these moths hibernate.Lepidoptera of Belgium
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Gallery

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References

External links

Lepiforum.de

Norfolk Moths
{{Taxonbar, from=Q2514486 Clepsis Moths described in 1817 Moths of Africa Moths of Asia Moths of Europe Moths of North America