Clepsis rurinana (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Nov. 7, 2023, 1:23 p.m.
A rare species in Belgium, mainly in the centre part of the country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Tortricinae > Tribus: Archipini > Genus: Clepsis > Species: Clepsis rurinana
- Vernacular names
- Cirkelbladroller (NL), Pale Tortrix (EN), Zirkel-Blattwickler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Clepsis semialbana (Guenée, 1845)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 69.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 16–20 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives in rolled leaves and hibernates in the larval stage.
The moths are active in afternoon and evening and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults usually fly in two generations a year from May towards September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Fagus sylvatica
- Host plant (genera):
- Rosa, Lonicera, Acer and Quercus
The polyphagous larva lives in spun leaves of Urtica, Chelidonium, Convolvulvus, Euphorbia, Rumex, Aconitum, Lilium, Anthriscus, Aster, Rosa, Lonicera xylosteum, Acer, Quercus and many more...
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