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Depressaria ultimella

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Depressaria ultimella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Depressaria
Species:
D. ultimella
Binomial name
Depressaria ultimella

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.

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

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  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. ^ UKmoths
  4. ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
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