Clepsis gnathocera
| Clepsis gnathocera | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Clepsis |
| Species: | C. gnathocera
|
| Binomial name | |
| Clepsis gnathocera | |
Clepsis gnathocera is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Eswatini.[2]
The wingspan is about 22 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream, suffused with ochreous and scaled with orange. There are some brownish strigulae (fine streaks) and the markings are pale brownish cream edged with blackish brown. The hindwings are cream with grey suffusions.[3]
References[]
- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ Razowski, 2006: Tortricideae (Lepidoptera) from South Africa. 3: Hectaphelia gen.n., Aphelia HÜBNER and Clepsis GUENÉE Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne 75 (3): 427-438. Full article: [1]
 |
Wikispecies has information related to Clepsis gnathocera. |
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Clepsis gnathocera. |
Categories:
- Moths described in 2006
- Clepsis
- Clepsis stubs