Clepsis paralaxa

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

Clepsis paralaxa is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Federal District of Mexico.

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale brownish cream, strigulated (finely streaked) with brownish ferruginous and with yellow-brown markings with rust coloured anterior edges. The hindwings are cream.

Etymology[]

The species name refers to the similarity to Clepsis laxa plus the Greek prefix para (meaning near, close).^[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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