Depressaria moya

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Depressaria moya
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Depressaria
Species:
D. moya
Binomial name
Depressaria moya
Clarke, 1947

Depressaria moya is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Clarke in 1947.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.[2]

The wingspan is 18–19 mm. The forewings are fuscous, shading to blackish fuscous basally. The hindwings are light greyish fuscous, slightly darker towards the margins.[3]

The larvae feed on Lomatium vaginatum.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Depressaria moya". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37 (1): 13
  4. ^ "Depressaria Haworth, 1811" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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