Clepsis senecionana (Hübner, 1819) Species
Last modified: May 16, 2021, 8:44 a.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)
- 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.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva rolls a leaf or lives in a spun terminal shoot.
It hibernates and pupates in a white silken cocoon in a spun shoot.
The moths are active in warm sunshine from afternoon onwards.
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Flight periods
The adult flies from May till early August.
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: Picea, Larix, or Pinus.
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