Clepsis paralaxa

Clepsis paralaxa is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Federal District of Mexico.

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

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale brownish cream, strigulated (finely streaked) with brownish ferruginous and with yellow-brown markings with rust coloured anterior edges. The hindwings are cream.

Etymology

The species name refers to the similarity to Clepsis laxa plus the Greek prefix para (meaning near, close).[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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