Depressaria leucocephala

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Depressaria leucocephala
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Depressaria
Species:
D. leucocephala
Binomial name
Depressaria leucocephala
Snellen, 1884 [1]
Synonyms
  • Depressaria thomanniellaRebel, 1917
  • Depressaria urzhunellaKrulikovsky, 1909

Depressaria leucocephala is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Fennoscandia, the Baltic region, Russia, Austria, Switzerland and Italy.

Close-up of the head Depressaria leucocephala head.JPG
Close-up of the head

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.

The larvae feed on Artemisia vulgaris . [2]

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