Clepsis spectrana (Treitschke 1830) (Family Tortricidae)


Larva in Rolled Leaf of Epilobium angustifolium

Forewing Length: 8-11mm;
Wingspan: 15-24mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
(2-3 Weeks) May - June
(Earliest: 8.6)
May - June April - September
(Earliest: 15.7)
(2 Generations)

Biotopes:
Spruce Forest Edge

Hedge Rows

Gardens
Food:
(Larva)

Several Onagraceae

Several Rosaceae

Urtica dioica

Centaurea jacea

Lonicera periclymenum
Possible Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Violaceae

Rumex

Lysimachia
Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Many Braconidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae
Possible Predators:
Several Vespidae

Several Miridae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Clepsis spectrana
Eurasian Tortricidae: Clepsis spectrana
Clepsis spectrana
Nature Spot: Cyclamen Tortrix - Clepsis spectrana
Lepiforum: Clepsis spectrana
Plant Parasites of Europe: Clepsis spectrana


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