Depressaria douglasella
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Depressaria douglasella is a moth
of the Oecophoridae
family. It is found in most of Europe
.
The wingspan
is 17-20 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Daucus
, Anthriscus
, Seseli
, Carum
and Pastinaca
species. They live between leaves spun together with silk.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Oecophoridae
Oecophoridae
Oecophoridae is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The phylogeny and systematics of gelechoid moths are still not fully resolved, and the circumscription of the Oecophoridae is strongly affected by this....
family. It is found in most of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 17-20 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Daucus
Daucus
Daucus is a worldwide genus of herbaceous plants of the family Apiaceae of which the best-known species is the cultivated carrot. Daucus genus of Umbelliferae Apiaceae, has about 25 species.- Features :...
, Anthriscus
Anthriscus
Anthriscus or Chervil is a common plant genus of the family Apiaceae, growing in Europe and temperate parts of Asia. It comprises 12 species, some of which are considered as noxious weeds...
, Seseli
Seseli
Seseli is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants. They are sometimes woody at base with a conic taproot. Leaf blades are 1–3-pinnate or pinnately decompound. Umbels are compound, with bracts few or absent...
, Carum
Carum
Carum is a genus of about 20 species of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, native to temperate regions of the Old World. The most important species is Caraway , the seeds of which are widely used as a culinary spice....
and Pastinaca
Pastinaca
Pastinaca is a genus of flowering plant in the Apiaceae, comprising 14 species. The economically most important member of the genus is Pastinaca sativa, the parsnip.-References:...
species. They live between leaves spun together with silk.