smultronsvecklare
Clepsis neglectana
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Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Clepsis neglectana faces significant pressure from habitat degradation in its specialized woodland environments, particularly through intensive forestry practices that alter the structure and composition of its host plant communities. Climate change poses an additional threat by shifting the distribution and phenology of its preferred host plants, potentially disrupting critical breeding cycles. The species' limited dispersal ability and fragmented population structure make it particularly vulnerable to local extinctions from habitat disturbance.
Habitat
This moth species inhabits deciduous and mixed woodlands, particularly favoring areas with diverse understory vegetation where its larval host plants thrive. It shows preference for woodland edges and clearings with sufficient light penetration to support the specific plant communities it depends upon for reproduction.
Other threatened species in Tortricidae
Threatened in Austria
Frequently asked questions
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