Depressaria douglasella

Depressaria douglasella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe.

Depressaria douglasella
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D. douglasella
Binomial name
Depressaria douglasella
Synonyms
  • Depressaria miserella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
  • Depressaria thoracella Müller-Rutz, 1922

The wingspan is 17–20 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from July to September in one generation per year.[3]

The larvae feed on Daucus, Anthriscus, Seseli, Carum and Pastinaca species. They live between leaves spun together with silk.[4]

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
  3. Lot Moths and Butterflies
  4. Hants Moths


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