Clepsis longilabis

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

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

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is grey with darker strigulation (fine streaks) and blackish dots along the termen. The markings are brownish. The hindwings are pale brown, but more cream basally.

Etymology

The species name refers to the long labis.[2]

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gollark: ~skip
gollark: ~np

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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