Depressaria erinaceella
Depressaria erinaceella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal, North Macedonia and on the Italian islands of Sardinia and Sicily.
Depressaria erinaceella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Depressaria |
Species: | D. erinaceella |
Binomial name | |
Depressaria erinaceella Staudinger, 1870[1] | |
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The wingspan is about 25 mm. A new generation is born about once a year.[2]
The larvae feed on Cynara cardunculus. They bore the stem of their host plant.[3]
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