Depressaria atrostrigella

(Depressaria atrostrigella)

Description

Depressaria atrostrigella is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1941. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from south-western Manitoba and Colorado. The wingspan is 21–24 mm. The forewings are ocherous white, strongly suffused with deep gray. The inner angle, veins, a longitudinal dash in the cell and a series of spots around the termen are all blackish fuscous. The hindwings are pale smoky gray.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Oecophoridae
Genus:Depressaria
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