Depressaria besma is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Clarke in 1947.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Washington and California.[2]

Depressaria besma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Depressaria
Species:
D. besma
Binomial name
Depressaria besma
Clarke, 1947

The larvae feed on Lomatium utriculatum.[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 besma​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ "Depressaria Haworth, 1811" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms