Clepsis consimilana

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

This species is present from Europe to Asia Minor and Syria, it is also found in North Africa and the eastern United States.

[3] The larvae feed on various trees, including Ligustrum species.

Other recorded food plants include Syringa, Hedera, Lonicera, Polygonum, Malus, Carpinus, Crataegus and Cotoneaster species.

In September usually a partial second generation takes place and in the third instar these moths hibernate.