Depressaria pimpinellae

Depressaria pimpinellae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Depressaria
Species:	D. pimpinellae
Binomial name
	Depressaria pimpinellae; Zeller, 1839
Synonyms
	Depressaria reichlini Heinemann, 1870; Depressaria pimpinellae ab. levisticae Krulikowsky, 1908; Depressaria hungarica Szent-Ivány, 1943; Depressaria uhrikmeszarosi Szent-Ivány, 1943;

Depressaria pimpinellae is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Portugal and most of the Balkan Peninsula.

A larval web in an inflorescence of Pimpinella saxifraga

Larva

The wingspan is 16–22 mm.^[2] Adults are on wing from September and after overwintering, again in the following spring.

The larvae feed on Pimpinella saxifraga and Pimpinella major. They live in a silken spinning.^[3]

References[]

^ Fauna Europaea
^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
^ UKmoths

External links[]

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2011-10-05.

[3] UKmoths

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