Depressaria yakimae
Depressaria yakimae 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 Washington.[2]
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The wingspan is 20–22 mm. The forewings are brownish ocherous mixed with white scales with a blackish-fuscous base and fuscous costa, mixed with white. The hindwings are fuscous, but lighter basally.[3]
The larvae feed on Pteryxia terebenthina foeniculacea.[4]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Depressaria yakimae". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- "420148.00 – 0934 – Depressaria yakimae – 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): 185 – via Internet Archive.
- Savela, Markku. "Depressaria yakimae Clarke, 1941". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
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