Depressaria pyrenaella

Depressaria pyrenaella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Jan Šumpich in 2013. It is found in the Pyrenees of Spain and France (Region of Languedoc-Roussillon).[1]

Depressaria pyrenaella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Depressaria
Species:
D. pyrenaella
Binomial name
Depressaria pyrenaella
Sumpich, 2013

The wingspan is 29–30 mm. The forewings are light brown to brown, with the venation markedly dusted with black scales. The hindwings are silvery white, darkened at the front margin and apex.[2]

Etymology

The specific name is derived from the mountains where the type material was collected.[3]

References
  1. Depressaria at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. ŠUMPICH, J. (2013): Depressaria pyrenaella sp. n. - A confused species from South-Western Europe (Lep.: Depressariidae). — Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation 125 (3): 114-118.
  3. lepiforum.de


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