Clepsis pallidana (Fabricius, 1776) Species
Last modified: May 16, 2021, 8:33 a.m.
A very rare species in Belgium, mainly observed in the Kempen.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Tortricinae > Tribus: Archipini > Genus: Clepsis > Species: Clepsis pallidana
- Vernacular names
- Giraffemot (NL)
- Synonyms
- Clepsis strigana (Hübner, 1799)
- 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 70.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 16–17 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
The larva is yellow-green.
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Bionomics
The larva feeds from spun leaves and on young shoots on the food plants.
Pupation takes place in the larval feeding place.
The moths are active in late afternoon and evening and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year, from May till late July and again during September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Artemisia campestris and Filipendula ulmaria
- Host plant (genera):
- Gnaphalium and Euphorbia
The larva feeds on: Artemisia campestris, Gnaphalium, Euphorbia, Spiraea ulmaria, Lactusa, Aster, Urtica, Iris, Solidago and many others.
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