Clepsis parva

Clepsis parva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Clepsis
Species:	C. parva
Binomial name
	Clepsis parva; Razowski, 2004

Clepsis parva is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ecuador in Pichincha-Septimo Paraiso Reserve.

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale yellowish creamy, sprinkled or suffused with grey especially in dorsal third of the wing. The hindwings are whitish creamy, but grey on the periphery.

Etymology[]

The species name refers to the small size of the species and is derived from parvus (meaning small).^[2]

References[]

^ tortricidae.com
^ Razowski, 2004, Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 47 (3-4): 249-261. [1] Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] tortricidae.com

[2] Razowski, 2004, Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 47 (3-4): 249-261. [1] Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine

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