Depressaria pteryxiphaga

Depressaria pteryxiphaga is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Clarke in 1952.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Wyoming and Utah.[2]

Depressaria pteryxiphaga
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D. pteryxiphaga
Binomial name
Depressaria pteryxiphaga
Clarke, 1952

The larvae feed on Preryxia terebinthina.[3]

References

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


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