Depressaria olerella

Depressaria olerella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Depressaria
Species: D. olerella
Binomial name
Depressaria olerella
Zeller, 1854[1]

Depressaria olerella is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, the Netherlands, the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula.

The wingspan is 20-23 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from March to October.[3]

The larvae feed on Achillea millefolium, Tanacetum vulgare, Tanacetum corymbosum and Senecio species. They live between leaves spun together with silk.

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