Depressaria hofmanni

Depressaria hofmanni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Depressaria
Species: D. hofmanni
Binomial name
Depressaria hofmanni
Stainton, 1861[1]

Depressaria hofmanni is a moth of the Depressariidae family. It is found from France and Spain to Poland and Romania and from Germany to Italy and Austria. It has also been recorded from Greece and Russia.

A leaf of Seseli libanotis with a larval web
Larva

The larvae feed on Seseli libanotis. They live in between the leaves of the host plant, which they spin together with silk.

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