Depressaria multifidae

Depressaria multifidae is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1933.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Oregon, Washington, Idaho and California.[2]

Depressaria multifidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Depressaria
Species:
D. multifidae
Binomial name
Depressaria multifidae
J. F. G. Clarke, 1933

The wingspan is 17–21 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Lomatium columbianum, Lomatium grayi and Pteryxia terebinthina.[4]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Depressaria multifidae". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. "420149.00 – 0935 – Depressaria multifidae – Clarke, 1933". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  3. 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): 187 – via Internet Archive.
  4. Savela, Markku. "Depressaria multifidae Clarke, 1933". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 14, 2019.


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