Clepsis senecionana (Hübner, 1819) Species
Last modified: Nov. 7, 2023, 1:32 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, mainly observed in the south.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Tortricinae > Tribus: Archipini > Genus: Clepsis > Species: Clepsis senecionana
- Vernacular names
- Gagelbladroller (NL), Obscure Tortrix (EN), Gagelblattwickler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Clepsis rusticana (Hübner, 1799)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Crombrugghe G. 1906a. Catalogue raisonné des Microlépidoptères de Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société entomologique de Belgique XIII: 1–172; XIV: 1–155. On page 82.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 15–16 mm. It is notable for its lack of patterning, except for a slight reticulated appearance which is sometimes barely visible.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva rolls a leaf or lives in a spun terminal shoot and hibernates and pupates in a white silken cocoon in a spun shoot.
The moths are active in warm sunshine from afternoon onwards.
Flight periods
The adult fly from late April towards July with a peak during May.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Myrica gale, Vaccinium myrtillus and Solidago virgaurea
The larva lives mainly on Myrica, Vaccinium myrtillus or Solidago virgaurea, but possibly also on other herbacious plants and even on Picea, Larix, or Pinus.
Habitat
It inhabits boggy places, fens and moorland.
