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Clepsis virescana

Synonyms: Lozotaenia glaucana; Smicrotes virescana; Tortrix sescuplana

Wikipedia Abstract

Clepsis virescana, the light brown apple moth, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in North America, where it is widespread in southern Canada and most of the United States. The habitat consists of shrubby open areas and aspen parkland. The length of the forewings is 6.4–9.1 mm. The ground colour of the forewings varies from greyish brown to yellow brown. The hindwings vary from light grey to white. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to September. The larvae have been recorded feeding on both fresh and decaying leaves of Prunus and Rosa species.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0