Clepsis unicolorana

Clepsis unicolorana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1835. It is found in France, Spain, Switzerland and Italy.

Clepsis unicolorana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Clepsis
Species:
C. unicolorana
Binomial name
Clepsis unicolorana
Synonyms
  • Tortrix unicolorana Duponchel, in Godart, 1835
  • Tortrix asphodilana Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
  • Tortrix aspodilana Herrich-Schäffer, 1847
  • Tortrix unicolorana var. iberica Kennel, 1910
  • Tortrix labatiana Breignet, 1890
  • Tortrix uhagonana Constant, 1891
  • Tortrix unicolorana var. uhagoni Seebold, 1898

The wingspan is 20–24 mm.

The larvae feed on Asphodelus aestivus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is full depth. The mined leaves are bound together with silk. Pupation takes place within the mine. Larvae can be found in March.[3]

References
  1. Tortricid.net
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. "Clepsis unicolorana (Duponchel, 1835)". Leafminers and plant galls of Europe. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-28.


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