Depressaria eleanorae

Depressaria eleanorae 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 Alberta, Ontario and in Maine.[2][3]

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

The wingspan is 18–20 mm. The forewings are ochreous overlaid with red, reddish fuscous and white scales. There is a black spot at the base of the wing on the costa and a similar one on the dorsum. The wing is narrowly but strongly tinged with bright red. There is an indistinct longitudinal streak of mixed reddish fuscous and white scales in the middle of the cell. The hindwings are light fuscous, but lighter basally and with a distinct reddish hue.[4]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Depressaria eleanorae". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. "420139.00 – 0925 – Depressaria eleanorae – Clarke, 1941". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Depressaria eleanorae Clarke, 1941". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  4. Clarke, J. F. Gates (1941). "Revision of the North American Moths of the Family Oecophoridae, with Descriptions of New Genera and Species". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 90 (3107): 178 – via Internet Archive.


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