Clepsis consimilana

Clepsis consimilana
Clepsis consimilana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Clepsis
Species: C. consimilana
Binomial name
Clepsis consimilana
(Hübner, [1814-1817])
Synonyms
  • Cacoecia acclivana Zerny, 1933
  • Tortrix unifasciana f. cinnamomena Dufrane, 1957
  • Tortrix eatoniana Ragonot, 1881

Clepsis consimilana is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found from Europe to Asia Minor and Syria, it is also found in North Africa and the eastern United States.

The wingspan is 13–19 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.

The larvae feed on various trees, including Ligustrum species. They apparently prefer dead leaves. Other recorded food plants include Syringa, Hedera, Lonicera, Polygonum, Malus, Carpinus, Crataegus and Cotoneaster species.

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