Moth Photographers Group – Clepsis persicana

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Tortricidae

51a0357 – 3682 Clepsis persicana (Fitch, 1856)

White-triangle Tortrix

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Larva and Host Plants:	Host familiy: Araceae Asteraceae Betulaceae Convallariaceae Cornaceae Brassicaceae Ericaceae Fagaceae Gentianaceae Poaceae Grossulariaceae Fabaceae Myricaceae Oleaceae Pinaceae Polygonaceae Ranunculaceae Rhamnaceae.. Host genera: Abies Acer Alnus Amelanchier Aster[unresolved] Bellis Betula Ceanothus Comptonia Cornus Corylus Elymus[=Elythrygia] Fagus Fragaria Frasera Fraxinus Larix Malus Maianthemum Ostrya Phleum Picea Pinus Po... Notes: polyphagous on herbs & on trees & shrubs (Forbes 1923); polyphagous on deciduous trees (Freeman 1958); general feeder (Nystrom & Ochoa 2006). (Shropshire & Douglas 2025)
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.; TL: (no type). 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 (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 19.5f; p. 152. Book Review and ordering
Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Species Page at Mass Moths
Species Page at Tortricid ID - Identification Technology Program (ITP)
Species Page at iNaturalist
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.