Depressaria badiella

Depressaria badiella
Depressaria badiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Depressaria
Species: D. badiella
Binomial name
Depressaria badiella
(Hubner, 1796)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea badiella Hubner 1796
  • Depressaria brunneella Ragonot, 1874
  • Depressaria frigidella Turati, 1919
  • Depressaria frustratella Rebel, 1936

Depressaria badiella is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe.

The wingspan is 20-25 mm. Adults are on wing from July to October[2] in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Hypochaeris radicata, Sonchus arvensis and Taraxacum species. They initially feed between spun leaves, but later amongst the roots of their host plant. Larvae can be found from May to July.[3]

Subspecies

  • Depressaria badiella badiella
  • Depressaria badiella frustratella Rebel, 1936

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ microlepidoptera.nl
  3. ^ UKmoths

External links

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