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