Depressaria alienella
| Depressaria alienella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Depressaria |
| Species: | D. alienella |
| Binomial name | |
| Depressaria alienella Busck, 1904 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Depressaria alienella is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by August Busck in 1904.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Yukon to Nova Scotia, south to New England, Arizona and California.[2]
The wingspan is 18–21 mm. The forewings are light fuscous overlaid with red or reddish fuscous, irrorated with cinereous and fuscous and streaked with blackish fuscous. There is a white discal spot at the end of the cell, preceded and followed by fuscous. There is an ill-defined row of fuscous spots around the termen.[3] The hindwings are pale grey with light brownish shading in the outer half. Adults are on wing from July to September.[4]
The larvae feed on the flowers of Artemisia and Achillea species.[5]
References
- ↑ LepIndex
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 90 (3107): 82
- ↑ Bug Guide
- ↑ "Depressaria Haworth, 1811" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms