# Privet Tortrix

*Clepsis consimilana*

Like other tortrix moths, the caterpillars use silk to roll and tie leaves together, creating a snug, protective tube where they can feed in safety.

- **Taxonomy:** Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Tortricidae › Clepsis
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** stable
- **Biome:** forest
- **Habitat:** Woodland edges, suburban gardens, hedgerows, and parks.
- **Diet:** Larvae feed on privet, ivy, lilac, and various fruit trees; adults sip nectar.
- **Range:** Europe, Western Asia, North America
- **Size:** Wingspan of 13 to 19 mm
- **Lifespan:** Up to 1 year (mostly spent as larva; adults live for 2-3 weeks)
- **Active:** nocturnal
- **Threats:** Widespread pesticide and herbicide use in residential gardens, and the loss of native hedgerows.
- **Safe to approach?:** Harmless. This tiny moth poses absolutely no danger to humans or pets. If you find one indoors, gently cup it and release it outside near a hedge or shrub.

## About

Clepsis consimilana , the privet tortrix , is a moth of the Tortricidae family.

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/8b448699-64ef-44a3-a31f-c634264d5ce8
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/319133
- Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clepsis_consimilana
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/10734265/medium.jpeg (Julien Renoult, CC-BY, via iNaturalist)

Habitat, diet, size and similar notes are AI-written summaries; check them against the linked sources before relying on them.