2011-04-08

Depressaria emeritella

Depressaria emeritella

Depressaria emeritella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Suborder: Glossata
Superfamily: Gelechioidea
Family: Oecophoridae
Subfamily: Depressariinae
Genus: Depressaria
Species: D. emeritella
Binomial name
Depressaria emeritella
Stainton, 1849

Depressaria emeritella is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe. It is also found in the Near East and the eastern part of the Palearctic ecozone.

The wingspan is 22-26 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August and then hibernating until the following spring. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Tanacetum vulgare. They live in rolled leaves of their host plant. Pupation takes place in a cocoon in the earth.

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