Depressaria daucivorella explained

Depressaria daucivorella, the anise moth, is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and on Cyprus.^[1] It has also been recorded from Israel,^[2] Turkey and Iraq.^[3]

The wingspan is about 23 mm.

The larvae feed on Laserpitium species, including Laserpitium siler and Laserpitium halleri,^[4] as well as Pimpinella anisum (anise).

External links

lepiforum.de

Notes and References

https://web.archive.org/web/20160304223357/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=435000 Fauna Europaea
http://www.ftic.info/Donahaye/insects/Lepidoptera/Depressariidae/list2.html Jonathan's Check-List of Israeli insects
http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/depressariidae/depressariinae/depressaria/ "Depressaria Haworth, 1811"
http://www.landesmuseum.at/pdf_frei_remote/BERI_66_0085-0094.pdf Tiergeographisch interessante Funde von Schmetterlingen aus Tirol (Insecta: Lepidoptera) Teil 1