Depressaria atrostrigella

Depressaria atrostrigella 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 south-western Manitoba and Colorado.[2]

Depressaria atrostrigella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Depressaria
Species:
D. atrostrigella
Binomial name
Depressaria atrostrigella
Clarke, 1941

The wingspan is 21–24 mm. The forewings are ocherous white, strongly suffused with deep gray. The inner angle, veins, a longitudinal dash in the cell and a series of spots around the termen are all blackish fuscous. The hindwings are pale smoky gray.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Depressaria atrostrigella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. ^ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  3. ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 90 (3107): 82   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.