Exapate congelatella (Clerck, 1759)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Exapate congelatella (Clerck, 1759)
- Name authority
- (Clerck, 1759)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Tortricidae
- Genus
- Exapate
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: yes. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758
- superfamilyTortricoidea Latreille, 1803
- familyTortricidae Latreille, 1803
- subfamilyTortricinae Latreille, 1803
- tribeCnephasiini Stainton, [1858]
- genusExapate Hübner, [1825], 1816
- speciesExapate congelatella (Clerck, 1759)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Phalaena congelatella Clerck, 1759 Clerck, 1759 | synonym |
| Phalaena gelatella Linnaeus, 1761 Linnaeus, 1761 | synonym |
| Exapate gelata Fabricius, 1798 Fabricius, 1798 | synonym |
| Exapate paradoxa (Sulzer, 1776) (Sulzer, 1776) | synonym |
| Tortrix gelatana Hübner, [1819] Hübner, [1819] | synonym |
| Exapate congelatella ab. kenneli Schille, 1924 Schille, 1924 | synonym |
| Lithosia gelata Fabricius, 1798 Fabricius, 1798 | synonym |
| Phalaena (Tinea) gelatella Linnaeus, 1761 Linnaeus, 1761 | synonym |
| Phalaena paradoxa Sulzer, 1776 Sulzer, 1776 | synonym |
| Exapate kenneli Schille, 1924 Schille, 1924 | synonym |
| Exapate ignotella De Rougemont, 1906 De Rougemont, 1906 | synonym |
| Exapate gelatella (Linnaeus, 1761) (Linnaeus, 1761) | synonym |
| Exapate gelatana Hübner, [1819] Hübner, [1819] | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Clerck. (1759). Icones Insectorum Rariorum, 1, pl. 8, fig. 5.Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3DJQS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.