Depressaria douglasella explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: microlepidoptera.nl . 2011-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110501015028/http://microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=230120&p=1 . 2011-05-01 . dead .
  2. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Keys and description
  3. http://www.lotmoths.com/species/species.php?frmSpeciesID=1014 Lot Moths and Butterflies
  4. http://www.hantsmoths.org.uk/species/0677.php Hants Moths