Depressaria whitmani

Depressaria whitmani 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 California, Arizona, Washington, Colorado and Montana.[2]

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

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. The forewings are blackish fuscous irrorated (sprinkled) with drab and olive-buff scales. There are three short dashes at the basal third and the bases of veins nine to eleven, as well as a series of small spots at the ends of all the veins around the termen are black. There is an olive-buff spot at the end of the cell, preceded by a few black scales. The hindwings are light fuscous, but darker apically.[3]

The larvae feed on Lomatium macrocarpum.[4]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Depressaria whitmani". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. "420144.00 – 0930 – Depressaria whitmani – Clarke, 1941". 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): 182 – via Internet Archive.
  4. Savela, Markku. "Depressaria whitmani Clarke, 1941". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 14, 2019.


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