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Clover seed moth

Grapholita compositella (Fabricius, 1775)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The clover seed moth (Grapholita compositella) is a species in the family Tortricidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the clover seed moth

Weight
Not recorded
Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the clover seed moth live?

Not recorded

Is the clover seed moth endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the clover seed moth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyTortricidae
  6. genusGrapholita
  7. SpeciesGrapholita compositella (Fabricius, 1775)

Synonyms Cydia compositella, Euspila simillimana, Grapholita composana, Grapholita gundiana, Grapholita quadratella, Grapholita simillimana, Grapholitha compositella, Phalaena quadrella, Pyralis composana, Tinea compositella, Tinea quadratella, Tortrix gundiana

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • Triple-stripe piercerEnglish
  • obaleč jetelovýCzech
  • KløverviklerDanish
  • KleewicklerGerman
  • PäivänkakkarakiiltokääriäinenFinnish
  • lucernahüvelymolyHungarian
  • Dobilinis vaisėdisLithuanian
  • kløverfrøviklerNorwegian Bokmål
  • Sergeant-majoortjeDutch
  • kløverfrøviklarNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Owocówka paskóweczkaPolish
  • Семяедка клевернаяRussian
  • plodokaz ďatelinovýSlovak
  • klövervecklareSwedish
  • ketokiiltokääriäinenFinnish
  • Плодожорка клевернаяRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the clover seed moth

Other species in the same genus Grapholita.

Hemp borer

Grapholita delineana

TortricidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the clover seed moth?

The clover seed moth (Grapholita compositella) belongs to the family Tortricidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Clover seed moth (Grapholita compositella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/clover-seed-moth

MLA

“Clover seed moth (Grapholita compositella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/clover-seed-moth.

BibTeX
@misc{clover_seed_moth_2026,
  title = {Clover seed moth (Grapholita compositella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/clover-seed-moth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}