Clepsis diversa

Clepsis diversa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Clepsis
Species:	C. diversa
Binomial name
	Clepsis diversa; Razowski & Becker, 2010

Clepsis diversa is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Nuevo León, Mexico.

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is olive brownish cream, with brown strigulation (fine streaks) and blackish grey groups of scales in the terminal area. The costal fold is orange and the markings are grey. The hindwings are whitish grey, but cream grey on the peripheries.

Etymology[]

The species name refers to the external difference to a closely related species Clepsis zoquipana.^[2]

References[]

^ tortricidae.com
^ Razowski, J. & V.O. Becker, 2010: Systematic and distributional data on Neotropical Archipini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 53B (1-2): 9-38. doi:10.3409/azc.53b_1-2.09-38. Full article: [1] Archived 2014-04-17 at the Wayback Machine.

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[1] tortricidae.com

[2] Razowski, J. & V.O. Becker, 2010: Systematic and distributional data on Neotropical Archipini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 53B (1-2): 9-38. doi:10.3409/azc.53b_1-2.09-38. Full article: [1] Archived 2014-04-17 at the Wayback Machine.

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