Depressaria ruticola

Depressaria ruticola is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Hugo Theodor Christoph in 1873. It is found in North Africa (Tunisia), Iran, Palestine,[1] Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, as well as the United Arab Emirates.

Depressaria ruticola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Depressaria
Species:
D. ruticola
Binomial name
Depressaria ruticola
Christoph, 1873

The larvae feed on Haplophyllum tuberculatum.[2]

Subspecies
  • Depressaria ruticola ruticola
  • Depressaria ruticola arabica Lvovsky, 2009 (United Arab Emirates)

References
  1. Depressaria at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Afro Moths


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