Depressaria yakimae explained

Depressaria yakimae is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1941. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Washington.^[1]

The wingspan is 20–22 mm. The forewings are brownish ocherous mixed with white scales with a blackish-fuscous base and fuscous costa, mixed with white. The hindwings are fuscous, but lighter basally.^[2]

The larvae feed on Pteryxia terebenthina foeniculacea.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 420148.00 – 0934 – Depressaria yakimae – Clarke, 1941 . North American Moth Photographers Group . Mississippi State University . August 14, 2019.
2. Clarke . J. F. Gates . 1941 . Revision of the North American Moths of the Family Oecophoridae, with Descriptions of New Genera and Species . Proceedings of the United States National Museum . 90 . 3107 . 185 . Internet Archive.
3. Web site: Savela . Markku . Depressaria yakimae Clarke, 1941 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 14, 2019.