Depressaria whitmani
Depressaria whitmani is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1941.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California, Arizona, Washington, Colorado and Montana.[2]
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The wingspan is 18–22 mm. The forewings are blackish fuscous irrorated (sprinkled) with drab and olive-buff scales. There are three short dashes at the basal third and the bases of veins nine to eleven, as well as a series of small spots at the ends of all the veins around the termen are black. There is an olive-buff spot at the end of the cell, preceded by a few black scales. The hindwings are light fuscous, but darker apically.[3]
The larvae feed on Lomatium macrocarpum.[4]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Depressaria whitmani". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- "420144.00 – 0930 – Depressaria whitmani – Clarke, 1941". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- Clarke, J. F. Gates (1941). "Revision of the North American Moths of the Family Oecophoridae, with Descriptions of New Genera and Species". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 90 (3107): 182 – via Internet Archive.
- Savela, Markku. "Depressaria whitmani Clarke, 1941". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
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