Depressaria pteryxiphaga explained

Depressaria pteryxiphaga is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Clarke in 1952. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Wyoming and Utah.[1]

The larvae feed on Preryxia terebinthina.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=0938 mothphotographersgroup
  2. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/depressariidae/depressariinae/depressaria/ "Depressaria Haworth, 1811"