KEYS    About TortAI    Fact Sheets    Glossary    ID Thumbnails    DNA Search    Dissection Guides Clepsis spp << Previous Next >> CAPS Secondary Target - Adult CAPS Non-target - Adult Port Interception Target - Larva Clepsis Guenee (Tortricidae: Tortricinae: Archipini) Fig. 1: C. clemensiana male Fig. 1: C. clemensiana male Fig. 2: C. fucana male Fig. 2: C. fucana male Fig. 3: C. melaleucanus male Fig. 3: C. melaleucanus male Fig. 4: C. peritana male Fig. 4: C. peritana male Fig. 5: C. persicana male Fig. 5: C. persicana male Fig. 6: C. spectrana female Fig. 6: C. spectrana female Fig. 7: C. spectrana male Fig. 7: C. spectrana male Fig. 8: C. virescana male Fig. 8: C. virescana male Overview The genus Clepsis contains approximately 150 described species that are distributed throughout the Holarctic, Oriental, and Neotropical regions. Forewing patterns vary within the genus, but many species are brown and marked with a well-defined median fascia and dark costal spot. Male genitalia are characterized by a spatulate uncus and valvae that may be membranous at the apex or have a membranous apical lobe. Female genitalia are characterized by a cestum in the ductus bursae and a signum in the corpus bursae may be present or absent. Species of economic importance include the Palearctic C. spectrana. In Europe, larvae of this species cause considerable damage to flowing and ornamental plants in greenhouses. The other six species treated here are common non-targets encountered during tortricid surveys. Clepsis peritana is one of the most commonly collected tortricids in the U.S.; it is similar to a number of other Clepsis species, but most can be separated by a combination of male and female morphological characters. For photos of additional non-targets not covered here, visit the Moth Photographers Group link below. It is difficult to distinguish between different species of Clepsis using larval morphology. As such, most Clepsis larvae intercepted at U.S. ports of entry are not identified beyond the subfamily or genus level. One exception is larvae of C. spectrana, which are commonly intercepted at U.S. ports of entry on peppers (Capsicum) and cut flowers arriving from the Netherlands. Target species Clepsis spectrana Non-target species Clepsis clemensiana Clepsis fucana Clepsis melaleucanus Clepsis peritana Clepsis persicana Clepsis virescana Links The following external links require an internet connection. The authors, CSU, CDFA, and USDA/APHIS/PPQ/CPHST are not responsible for the availability or content of these external sites: Moth Photographers Group - Archipini References Bradley, J. D., W. G. Tremewan and A. Smith. 1973. British Tortricoid Moths - Cochylidae and Tortricidae: Tortricinae. The Ray Society, London, England. Freeman, T. N. 1958. The Archipinae of North America (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). The Canadian Entomologist Supplement 7 (Vol. 90): 1-89. Powell, J. A. 1964. Biological and taxonomic studies on tortricine moths, with reference to the species in California. University of California Publications in Entomology. Vol. 32. 317 pp. Powell, J. A. and P. A. Opler. 2009. Moths of western North America. University of California Press, Berkeley. 369 pp. Razwoski, J. 1979. Revision of the genus Clepsis Guenee (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae). Part I. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 23: 101-198. Razowski, J. 2002. Tortricidae of Europe, Vol. 1, Tortricinae and Chlidanotinae. Frantisek Slamka, Slovakia. 247 pp. Tortricids of Agricultural Importance by Todd M. Gilligan and Marc E. Epstein Interactive Keys developed in Lucid 3.5. Last updated August 2014.