Depressaria pulcherrimella
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Depressaria pulcherrimella is a moth
of the Oecophoridae
family. It is found in most of Europe
, except the Balkan Peninsula.
The wingspan
is 16-19 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.
The larvae between the spun leaves of Pimpinella saxifraga and Daucus
species and spun flowers and seeds of Conopodium species. Other recorded food plants include Cnidium
, Bunium
and Valeriana
species.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Oecophoridae
Oecophoridae
Oecophoridae is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The phylogeny and systematics of gelechoid moths are still not fully resolved, and the circumscription of the Oecophoridae is strongly affected by this....
family. It is found in most of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, except the Balkan Peninsula.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 16-19 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.
The larvae between the spun leaves of Pimpinella saxifraga and Daucus
Daucus
Daucus is a worldwide genus of herbaceous plants of the family Apiaceae of which the best-known species is the cultivated carrot. Daucus genus of Umbelliferae Apiaceae, has about 25 species.- Features :...
species and spun flowers and seeds of Conopodium species. Other recorded food plants include Cnidium
Cnidium
Cnidium is a genus of flowering plant in the Apiaceae, native to Eurasia, Africa and North America. It has 4 or 5 species.-External links:*...
, Bunium
Bunium
Bunium is a genus of flowering planta in the Apiaceae, with 45 to 50 species....
and Valeriana
Valeriana
Valeriana is a genus of flowering plants in the family Valerianaceae. It includes a number of species of which the best known is the garden valerian Valeriana officinalis...
species.