Depressaria atrostrigella

Depressaria atrostrigella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1941.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from south-western Manitoba and Colorado.[2]

Depressaria atrostrigella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Depressaria
Species:
D. atrostrigella
Binomial name
Depressaria atrostrigella
Clarke, 1941

The wingspan is 21–24 mm. The forewings are ocherous white, strongly suffused with deep gray. The inner angle, veins, a longitudinal dash in the cell and a series of spots around the termen are all blackish fuscous. The hindwings are pale smoky gray.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Depressaria atrostrigella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  3. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 90 (3107): 82


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