Depressaria daucivorella

Depressaria daucivorella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Depressaria
Species:
D. daucivorella
Binomial name
Depressaria daucivorella
Ragonot, 1889
Synonyms
  • Depressaria mesopotamica Amsel, 1949

Depressaria daucivorella, the anise moth, is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and on Cyprus.[1] It has also been recorded from Israel,[2] Turkey and Iraq.[3]

The wingspan is about 23 mm.

The larvae feed on Laserpitium species, including Laserpitium siler and Laserpitium halleri,[4] as well as Pimpinella anisum (anise).

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Jonathan's Check-List of Israeli insects[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Depressaria Haworth, 1811" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  4. ^ Tiergeographisch interessante Funde von Schmetterlingen aus Tirol (Insecta: Lepidoptera) Teil 1
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