Depressaria yakimae

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Depressaria yakimae
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Depressaria
Species:
D. yakimae
Binomial name
Depressaria yakimae
J. F. G. Clarke, 1941

Depressaria yakimae is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1941.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Washington.[2]

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.[3]

The larvae feed on .[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Depressaria yakimae". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "420148.00 – 0934 – Depressaria yakimae – Clarke, 1941". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  3. ^ 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 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ Savela, Markku. "Depressaria yakimae Clarke, 1941". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 14, 2019.


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