Depressaria ruticola

Depressaria ruticola
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Depressaria
Species:	D. ruticola
Binomial name
Depressaria ruticola Christoph, 1873

Depressaria ruticola is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Hugo Theodor Christoph in 1873. It is found in North Africa (Tunisia), Iran, Palestine,[1] Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, as well as the United Arab Emirates.

The larvae feed on Haplophyllum tuberculatum.[2]

Subspecies

• Depressaria ruticola ruticola
• Depressaria ruticola arabica Lvovsky, 2009 (United Arab Emirates)

References

1. Depressaria at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
2. Afro Moths