Moth Photographers Group – Clepsis persicana

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Tortricidae

51a0357 – 3682 Clepsis persicana (Fitch, 1856)

White-triangle Tortrix

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Description/ Field Marks:	See TortAI species page at idtools.org
Genitalia:	See TortAI species page at idtools.org
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	persicana (Fitch, 1856) (Croesia) - MONA 1983: 3682 astrileucana; ([various], [no date]) (Sericoris) missp. blandana (Clemens, 1864) (Ditula) conigerana (Zeller, 1876) (Tortrix) forbesi Obraztsov, 1962 (Clepsis) fragariana (Packard, 1869) (Lozotaenia) trileucana (Doubleday, 1847) (Sericoris)
Taxonomic Notes:	Clepsis persicana (Fitch, 1856). The name Clepsis trileucana (Doubleday, 1847) was added to the list but it is a repressed name for this taxon and has been removed.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
Gilligan, T. M. & M. E. Epstein, 2014. Tortricids of Agricultural Importance to the United States (TortAI). Identification Technology Program (ITP), USDA/APHIS/PPQ/CPHST, Fort Collins, CO, species page at idtools.org.
Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 19.5f; p. 152. Book Review and ordering
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Species Page at Mass Moths
Zeller, P.C., 1875. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der nordamericanischen Nachtfalter, besonders der Microlepidopteren. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 25: 207-360.