Clepsis dumicolana is a moth species of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, and the Near East.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Clepsis |
| Species: | C. dumicolana
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The wingspan is about 20 mm. The adult moths fly from mid-May until October.
The larvae feed on Hedera helix.
The species was originally endemic to the Mediterranean area and is a neozoon in Central and Western Europe. It is thought to have arrived there with imports of ivy plants from Southern Europe.
References edit
- De Prins, W. & Baugnee, J.-Y., 2008 - Clepsis dumicolana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), new to the Belgian fauna - Phegea 36 (4): 127-130
- Hausenblas, D., 2007 - Clepsis dumicolana (Zeller, 1847): ein neuer Wickler fur die Fauna Deutschlands (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) - Entomologische Zeitschrift 117(2): 67-70
- Muus, T.S.T., Corver, S.C., 2008 - Microlepidoptera.nl, de kleinere vlinders van Nederland
External links edit
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- Fauna Europaea
- Lepidoptera of Belgium
- Lepiforum e. V. (in German)