Depressaria schellbachi

Depressaria schellbachi is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Clarke in 1947.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona and Wyoming.[2]

Depressaria schellbachi
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D. schellbachi
Binomial name
Depressaria schellbachi
Clarke, 1947

The wingspan is 21–24 mm. The forewings are reddish ochreous, overlaid with fuscous. The hindwings are whitish, shading to dark fuscous at the margins basally.[3]

The larvae feed on Lomatium macdougalii.[4]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Depressaria schellbachi". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37 (1): 5
  4. "Depressaria Haworth, 1811" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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