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Depressaria daucivorella

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Species of moth

Depressaria daucivorella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Depressaria
Species: D. daucivorella
Binomial name
Depressaria daucivorella
Ragonot, 1889
Synonyms
  • Depressaria mesopotamica Amsel, 1949

Depressaria daucivorella, the anise moth, is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and on Cyprus. It has also been recorded from Israel, Turkey and Iraq.

The wingspan is about 23 mm.

The larvae feed on Laserpitium species, including Laserpitium siler and Laserpitium halleri, as well as Pimpinella anisum (anise).

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Jonathan's Check-List of Israeli insects
  3. "Depressaria Haworth, 1811" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  4. Tiergeographisch interessante Funde von Schmetterlingen aus Tirol (Insecta: Lepidoptera) Teil 1

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Taxon identifiers
Depressaria daucivorella


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