Depressaria betina is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1947.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California to Washington.[2][3]
| Depressaria betina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Depressaria |
| Species: | D. betina
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| Binomial name | |
| Depressaria betina J. F. G. Clarke, 1947
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The larvae feed on Lomatium nudicaule, Lomatium triternatum, Lomatium columbianum and Lomatium dissectum.[4]
References edit
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Depressaria betina". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ "420143.00 – 0929 – Depressaria betina – Clarke, 1947". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ Clarke, J. F. Gates (1947). "Notes on Oecophoridae, with descriptions of new species". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 37 (1): 9–10.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Depressaria betina Clarke, 1947". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 13, 2019.