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Clepsis mehli

(Clepsis mehli)

Description

Clepsis mehli is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Opheim in 1964. It is found along the coast of northern Norway and in Russia. The habitat consists of grassy meadows. The wingspan is 15–17 mm. The ground colour of the forewings varies from greyish white to light yellow-grey. The pattern varies from reddish brown to reddish brown with a yellow tinge or olive brown.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Tortricidae
Genus:Clepsis
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