Clepsis leucaniana

Clepsis leucaniana
	Clepsis lecuaniana in Westland District
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Clepsis
Species:	C. leucaniana
Binomial name
	Clepsis leucaniana; (Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
	Conchylis leucaniana Walker, 1863; Gelechia intactella Walker, 1864; Merophyas leucaniana (Walker, 1863); Teras pauculana Walker, 1866; Tortrix philopoana Meyrick, 1881;

Clepsis leucaniana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Zealand. It was formerly in the genus Merophyas.^[2]

The forewings are whitish straw, with slightly darker lines along the veins. There are two brown discal stripes. The hindwings are whitish cinereous.^[3]

References

^ tortricidae.com
^ Razowski, Józef (2015-12-31). "Diagnoses and remarks on the genera of Tortricidae (Lepidoptera). Part 3. Archipini". Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 58 (2): 195–251. doi:10.3409/azc.58_2.195.
^ List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[1] tortricidae.com

[2] Razowski, Józef (2015-12-31). "Diagnoses and remarks on the genera of Tortricidae (Lepidoptera). Part 3. Archipini". Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 58 (2): 195–251. doi:10.3409/azc.58_2.195.

[3] List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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