Depressaria douglasella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe.
The wingspan is 17–20 mm.[1] The head and thorax are whitish, patagia fuscous. Terminal joint of palpi with twoblack bands. Forewings are brown, more or less mixed with dark fuscous and whitish, costal edge rosy -tinged ; some inconspicuous darker dashes ; first and second discal stigmata whitish, connected by a dark dash, first preceded by an oblique dark fuscous dash ; an obscure paler angulated fascia about 2/3 Hindwings are whitish-grey, darker posteriorly.The larva is green ; dorsal and subdorsal lines darker ; head yellowish-green.[2]
Adults are on wing from July to September in one generation per year.[3]
The larvae feed on Daucus, Anthriscus, Seseli, Carum and Pastinaca species.[4]