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.

A larval web in an inflorescence of Pimpinella saxifraga
Larva

Depressaria pimpinellae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Depressaria
Species:
D. pimpinellae
Binomial name
Depressaria pimpinellae
Zeller, 1839[1]
Synonyms
  • 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 Pimpinella saxifraga and Pimpinella major. They live in a silken spinning.[3]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
  3. UKmoths
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