Clepsis senecionana

Clepsis senecionana, the rustic tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from Europe to eastern Siberia.

Clepsis senecionana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Clepsis
Species:	C. senecionana
Binomial name
Clepsis senecionana (Hübner, 1819)
Synonyms
Tortrix senecionana Hubner, [1818-1819] Tortrix culmana Peyerimhoff, 1863 Tortrix helvolana Frolich, 1828 Tortrix porcana Zetterstedt, 1839 Tortrix pulverana Eversmann, 1844 Tortrix rusticana Hubner, [1796-1799] Tortrix stagnana Charpentier, 1821 Tortrix stramineana Zetterstedt, 1839

The wingspan is 13–16 mm. The forewings are slightly pointed, light grey-brown with fine, reddish-brown crosslines. The hindwings are grey-brown.

Adults are on wing from May to June. It flies in warm sunshine during the afternoon and evening, disappearing when the sky becomes cloudy.

The larvae feed on Convallaria, Dorycnium, Gentianella amarella, Lotus, Lysimachia, Myrica, Polygonatum, Onobrychis viccifolia and Vaccinium myrtillus. In Scotland it has also been recorded on Picea, Pinus and Larix. On conifers, the larvae mine into leaves and buds of young trees, causing shoot dieback and multi-leaders.

External links

• Eurasian Tortricidae
• UK Moths