Clepsis octogona

Clepsis octogona is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Uganda.[2]

Clepsis octogona
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Clepsis
Species:
C. octogona
Binomial name
Clepsis octogona
(Bradley, 1965)[1]
Synonyms
  • Metamesia octogona Bradley, 1965

The larvae feed on Ulex europaeus.[3]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Razowski, J. ; L. Aarvik & J. de Prins 2010: An annotated catalogue of the types of Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) in the collection of the Royal Museum for Central Africa (Tervuren, Belgium) with descriptions of new genera and new species. Zootaxa 2469: 1-77. Abstract: .
  3. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Metamesia octogona Bradley, 1965". Afromoths. Retrieved December 5, 2017.


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