Depressaria ultimella

Depressaria ultimella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Spain, Norway, Finland, Lithuania, Switzerland, Italy and most of the Balkan Peninsula.

Depressaria ultimella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Depressaria
Species:
D. ultimella
Binomial name
Depressaria ultimella

The wingspan is 17–21 mm. Adults are on wing from August to (after overwintering) the following spring.[2]

The larvae feed on Oenanthe, Sium, Berula and Apium nodiflorum.[3] They initially feed inside the shoot of their host plant. Later, it moves to the main stem. Young larvae are transparent, tinted yellowish with a black head. Older larvae are transparent shiny light brown with an umber coloured head.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. UKmoths
  3. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-10-07.


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