Depressaria pimpinellae

Depressaria pimpinellae is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Portugal and most of the Balkan Peninsula.

Depressaria pimpinellae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Depressaria
Species:
D. pimpinellae
Binomial name
Depressaria pimpinellae
Zeller, 1839
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Depressaria reichlini Heinemann, 1870
    • Depressaria pimpinellae ab. levisticae Krulikowsky, 1908
    • Depressaria hungarica Szent-Ivány, 1943
    • Depressaria uhrikmeszarosi Szent-Ivány, 1943

The wingspan is 16–22 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from September and after overwintering, again in the following spring.

The larvae feed on burnet-saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga) and greater burnet-saxifrage (Pimpinella major). They live in a silken spinning.[3]

References
  1. "Depressaria (Depressaria) pimpinellae Zeller, 1839". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  2. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
  3. Kimber, Ian. "32.037 BF673 Depressaria pimpinellae Zeller, 1839". UKmoths. Retrieved 20 August 2023.


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