Depressaria daucivorella
Depressaria daucivorella, the anise moth, is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and on Cyprus.[1] It has also been recorded from Israel,[2] Turkey and Iraq.[3]
Depressaria daucivorella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Depressaria |
Species: | D. daucivorella |
Binomial name | |
Depressaria daucivorella Ragonot, 1889 | |
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The wingspan is about 23 mm.
The larvae feed on Laserpitium species, including Laserpitium siler and Laserpitium halleri,[4] as well as Pimpinella anisum (anise).
References
- Fauna Europaea
- Jonathan's Check-List of Israeli insects
- "Depressaria Haworth, 1811" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Tiergeographisch interessante Funde von Schmetterlingen aus Tirol (Insecta: Lepidoptera) Teil 1
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