Depressaria moya

Depressaria moya 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 California.[2]

Depressaria moya
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Depressaria
Species:
D. moya
Binomial name
Depressaria moya
Clarke, 1947

The wingspan is 18–19 mm. The forewings are fuscous, shading to blackish fuscous basally. The hindwings are light greyish fuscous, slightly darker towards the margins.[3]

The larvae feed on Lomatium vaginatum.[4]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Depressaria moya". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37 (1): 13
  4. "Depressaria Haworth, 1811" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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