Depressaria badiella
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Depressaria
Species:
D. badiella
Binomial name
Depressaria badiella
(Hubner, 1796)[1]
Synonyms
List
    • Tinea badiella Hubner 1796
    • Depressaria brunneella Ragonot, 1874
    • Depressaria frigidella Turati, 1919
    • Depressaria frustratella Rebel, 1936
    • Depressaria badiella f. unicolor Tengström, 1869

Depressaria badiella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe, Libya, the Caucasus and Mongolia.[2]

Fig. 9. 9a, 9b larvae in various stages of growth

Description

The wingspan is 20–25 mm. The terminal joint of palpi with two black bands. Forewings are rather dark fuscous, somewhat whitish-sprinkled; a dark suffusion above dorsal dash; first discal stigma sometimes represented by an obscure dark fuscous dash, second cloudy, dark fuscous. Hindwings whitish-fuscous, becoming fuscous terminally. The larva is dull olive-green, often suffused with dark red; head dark red-brown; plate of 2 black, bisected, edged with pale yellowish anteriorly.[3]

Adults are on wing from July to October in one generation per year and come to light.[4][5]

The larvae feed on cat's ear (Hypochaeris radicata), perennial sow-thistle (Sonchus arvensis) and dandelion (Taraxacum species). They initially feed between spun leaves, but later amongst the roots of their host plant. Larvae can be found from May to July.[5]

Subspecies

  • Depressaria badiella badiella
  • Depressaria badiella frustratella Rebel, 1936 (Sardinia)

References

  1. ↑ "Depressaria (Depressaria) badiella (Hübner, 1796)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Depressaria Haworth, 1811". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  4. ↑ "Depressaria badiella (Hubner, 1796)". microlepidoptera.nl. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  5. 1 2 Kimber, Ian. "Depressaria badiella (Hübner, 1796)". UKmoths. Retrieved 9 July 2021.



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