Depressaria erinaceella
Species of moth
| Depressaria erinaceella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Depressaria |
| Species: | D. erinaceella |
| Binomial name | |
| Depressaria erinaceella Staudinger, 1870[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Depressaria erinaceella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal, North Macedonia and on the Italian islands of Sardinia and Sicily.
The wingspan is about 25 mm. A new generation is born about once a year.[2]
The larvae feed on Cynara cardunculus. They bore the stem of their host plant.[3]
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