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Tortricidae
51a0362 – 3686   Clepsis melaleucanus (Walker, 1863)
             Black-patched Clepsis

© Tom Murray
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:
  • melaleucanus Walker 1863 (Lophoderus) - MONA 1983: 3686
  • biustulana Stephens 1834 (Lozotaenia)
  • invexana Walker 1863 (Conchylis)
  • semifuscana Clemens 1864 (Ptycholoma)
  • 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.
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Walker, F., 1863. Tortricites and Tineites. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum, 28: 335.
    Clepsis melaleucanus
    © Tom Murray
    Clepsis melaleucanus
    © John Himmelman
    Clepsis melaleucanus
    © Nolie Schneider
    Clepsis melaleucanus
    © Jason Dombroskie
    Clepsis melaleucanus
    20mm – © Jim Vargo
    Clepsis melaleucanus
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Clepsis melaleucanus
    © Jason Dombroskie


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