Depressaria constancei
Depressaria constancei is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Clarke in 1947.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Oregon and California.[2]
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The wingspan is 24–27 mm. The forewings are purplish-fuscous, overlaid with red and irrorated and streaked with grey scales. The hindwings are fuscous, but lighter basally.[3]
The larvae feed on Lomatium californicum.[4]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Depressaria constancei". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- mothphotographersgroup
- Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37 (1): 5
- "Depressaria Haworth, 1811" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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