Depressaria_ultimella

<i>Depressaria ultimella</i>

Depressaria ultimella

Species of moth

Depressaria ultimella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Spain, Norway, Finland, Lithuania, Switzerland, Italy and most of the Balkan Peninsula.

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The wingspan is 17–21 mm. The terminal joint of palpi with two blackish bands. Forewings light reddish-fuscous,more or less sprinkled with ochreous-whitish ; numerous dark fuscous dashes ; two indicating discal stigmata, connected by a line of whitish scales ; an obscure pale acutely angulated fascia about 3/4. Hindwings fuscous-whitish, more fuscous posteriorly; 5 separate. The larva is pale green ; dots dark brown ; head pale brownish.[2]

Adults are on wing from August to (after overwintering) the following spring.[3]

The larvae feed on Oenanthe, Sium, Berula and Apium nodiflorum.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Fauna Europaea
  2. [2]
    Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  3. [3]
    UKmoths
  4. [4]
    "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
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