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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricoidea) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricidae) » Olethreutinae » Olethreutini » Celypha » Celypha Moth - Hodges#2859 (Celypha cespitana)

Species Celypha cespitana - Celypha Moth - Hodges#2859

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Food · Remarks · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Celypha cespitana - Celypha Moth - Hodges#2859 - Celypha cespitana - male

Olethreutinae, Celypha Moth, dorsal - Celypha cespitana

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Tortricoidea (Tortricid Moths)

Family Tortricidae (Tortricid Moths)

Subfamily Olethreutinae

Tribe Olethreutini

Genus Celypha

Species cespitana (Celypha Moth - Hodges#2859)

Hodges Number

2859

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Celypha cespitana (Hübner, [1817])

Tortrix cespitana Hübner, [1817]

Olethreutes cespitana

Eucosma cespitana

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet from the entomological term "cespitose" meaning "matted together," from Latin caespes (turf). (1)

Size

Wingspan 12-16 mm.

Identification

Adult - forewing dark brownish-gray with broad pale AM band containing dark wiggly/broken lines; median and basal areas with scattered pale scales, giving a speckled appearance; area beyond PM line a mix of convoluted pale lines and dark patches; several short oblique dark marks along costa; hindwing medium brownish-gray with dark veins.

Range

Records across North America. Also occurs in Eurasia. (2)

Food

Larvae feed on clover (Trifolium spp.), cottonwood (Populus spp.), and strawberry (Fragaria spp.). (3)

Remarks

Represented by a small portion of BOLD:AAA7669

See Also

Olethreutes olivaceana forewing is greener and AM band is darker, showing less contrast against ground color; other Olethreutes species have a whiter/less marked AM band or a different pattern on the forewing .

Print References

Hübner, J., [1817]. Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge 7: Pl.39, f.244-245.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

Works Cited

1.	Explanation of terms used in entomology John Bernardh Smith. 1906. Brooklyn Entomological Society.

2.	North American Moth Photographers Group

3.	HOSTS - The Hostplants and Caterpillars Database

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 14 September, 2008 - 10:40am
Additional contributions by Tony-2, Randy Hardy, Blocky
Last updated 28 January, 2022 - 2:45pm

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