Clepsis jordaoi

Clepsis jordaoi is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in São Paulo, Brazil.

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

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish, sprinkled and strigulated (finely streaked) with brownish. The hindwings are cream.

Etymology

The species name refers to the type locality Campos do Jordão.[2]

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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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