Depressaria badiella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe, Libya, the Caucasus and Mongolia.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Depressaria |
| Species: | D. badiella
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Description edit
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 edit
- Depressaria badiella badiella
- Depressaria badiella frustratella Rebel, 1936 (Sardinia)
References edit
- ^ "Depressaria (Depressaria) badiella (Hübner, 1796)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Depressaria Haworth, 1811". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
- ^ "Depressaria badiella (Hubner, 1796)". microlepidoptera.nl. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ a b Kimber, Ian. "Depressaria badiella (Hübner, 1796)". UKmoths. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
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