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Depressaria sordidatella

(Depressaria sordidatella)

Description

Depressaria sordidatella is a moth of the Depressariidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Portugal, Belgium, Ukraine and most of the Balkan Peninsula. The wingspan is 18–22 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August in one generation per year. The larvae feed on Anthriscus, Angelica, Peucedanum, Aegopodium, Pastinaca, Chaerophyllum and Heracleum sphondylium. They live between leaves spun together with silk.

Taxonomic tree:

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