Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Clepsis rurinana

Clepsis rurinana (Linnaeus, 1758)

pale tortrix

broadly polyphagous

parasite

Larvae in rolled leaves.

host plants

Acer; Aconitum; Anthriscus; Arctostaphylos uva-ursi; Aster; Atropa bella-donna; Bupleurum falcatum; Chelidonium; Convolvulus; Corylus avellana; Euphorbia; Fagus sylvatica; Helianthemum nummularium; Lilium; Lonicera caprifolium, periclymenum, xylosteum; Peucedanum cervaria; Potentilla; Quercus; Rosa canina; Rumex; Teucrium scorodonia; Urtica dioica.

phenology

Univoltine;hibernation as larva.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2019).

larva

Pictures on Lepiforum; see also Schmid, Swatschek.

pupa

See Patočka & Turčáni.

synonyms

Cacoecia, Clepsis, semialbana Guenée, 1845.

references

Bradley, Tremewan & Smith (1973a), Disqué (1905a), Hancock & Bland (2015a), Lepiforum (2019), Nunes (2021a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Schmid (2019a), Schütze (1931a), Swatschek (1958a).

Last modified 10.iii.2023