Orophia sordidella is a species of univoltine, xerothermic moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1796. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Fennoscandia, Portugal, the Baltic region, Poland, Ukraine and Bulgaria.[1]

Orophia sordidella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Orophia
Species:
O. sordidella
Binomial name
Orophia sordidella
(Hübner, 1796)
Synonyms
  • Tinea sordidella Hübner, 1796
  • Cephalispheira sordidella

The wingspan is 13–17 mm.[2] There is one generation per year with adults on wing from May to early September.

The larvae feed on Leguminosae species.[3]

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