Depressaria sordidatella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Portugal, Belgium, Ukraine and most of the Balkan Peninsula.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Depressaria |
Species: | D. sordidatella
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Binomial name | |
Depressaria sordidatella | |
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The wingspan is 18–22 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August in one generation per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Anthriscus, Angelica, Peucedanum, Aegopodium, Pastinaca, Chaerophyllum and Heracleum sphondylium.[3] They live between leaves spun together with silk.
References
edit- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Suffolk moths
- ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
External links
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