Depressaria pulcherrimella explained

Depressaria pulcherrimella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula.

The wingspan is 16–19 mm[1] and the head and thorax are rosy-grey-whitish. The terminal joint of palpi with two blackish bands. The forewings of the Depressaria pulcherrimella are rather narrow, and light reddish in color - fuscous, sprinkled with whitish and dark fuscous; some indistinct dark fuscous dashes; one more conspicuous in disc before middle, followed by whitish scales; second discal stigma whitish; a faint pale angulated fascia at 3/4. Hindwings are fuscous-whitish, more fuscous posteriorly.[2]

Adults are on wing from June to September.[3]

The larvae between the spun leaves of Pimpinella saxifraga and Daucus species and spun flowers and seeds of Conopodium species.[4] Other recorded food plants include Cnidium, Bunium and Valeriana species.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: microlepidoptera.nl . 2011-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140701154935/http://microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=230110&p=1 . 2014-07-01 . dead .
  2. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Keys and description
  3. https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=676 UKmoths
  4. Web site: Lepidoptera of Belgium . 2011-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070515003219/http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Depressariidae/Dpulcherrimella.htm . 2007-05-15 . dead .