Depressariidae : Depressariinae
Depressaria pulcherrimella
DEPRESSARIA pulcherrimella Stainton, 1849
Depressaria pulcherrimella
DEPRESSARIA pulcherrimella Stainton, 1849
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Life Cycle Guide
Description
Vernacular Name: Pignut Flat-body
Wingspan: 15-19mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - ( Excluding - Azores,Balearic Is.,Bulgaria,Canary Is.,Channel Is.,Corsica,Crete,Croatia,Cyprus,Greece,
Luxembourg,Madeira,Malta,Portugal,Sardinia,Sicliy & Slovenia)
UK Distribution: Recorded throughout England,Wales,Scotland and Ireland,less so in Midlands,Wales,Northern England.More frequent throughout Scotland. Ony recorded west coast of Ireland
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Grasslands containing host plants
Similar Species -
Observations: Head and thorax of this moth is whitish to light brown. Forewing is pinkish brown marked with scattering of greyish-brown and black scales. There are a couple of black dashes at one third adjacent to another two cream streaks facing same way. Another cream dot at two thirds is adjacent to the postmedian line which is pale and obscure.The terminal line consists a row of black dots.
Can be separated from D.douglasella by the angle made by the postmedian fascia which is right angled with this species and obtusely angled with the similar species.
Flies in the evening and is attracted to light.
Wingspan: 15-19mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - ( Excluding - Azores,Balearic Is.,Bulgaria,Canary Is.,Channel Is.,Corsica,Crete,Croatia,Cyprus,Greece,
Luxembourg,Madeira,Malta,Portugal,Sardinia,Sicliy & Slovenia)
UK Distribution: Recorded throughout England,Wales,Scotland and Ireland,less so in Midlands,Wales,Northern England.More frequent throughout Scotland. Ony recorded west coast of Ireland
UK Conservation Status -
- Local = 101 - 300 10km squares
- Least Concern
- Depressaria pulcherrimella Stainton, 1849
- Phalaena hercliana Linnaeus sensu Haworth, 1811
- England - Sanderstead Downs
Habitat: Grasslands containing host plants
Similar Species -
- Depressaria douglasella Stainton, 1849
Observations: Head and thorax of this moth is whitish to light brown. Forewing is pinkish brown marked with scattering of greyish-brown and black scales. There are a couple of black dashes at one third adjacent to another two cream streaks facing same way. Another cream dot at two thirds is adjacent to the postmedian line which is pale and obscure.The terminal line consists a row of black dots.
Can be separated from D.douglasella by the angle made by the postmedian fascia which is right angled with this species and obtusely angled with the similar species.
Flies in the evening and is attracted to light.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website where further information like photos,physical characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Apiaceae - Umbelliferae - Umbellifer Family
- Conopodium majus - Pignut
- Daucus carota - Wild Carrot (UK)
- Meum athamanticum - Spignel
- Pimpinella saxifraga - Burnet Saxifrage
- Seseli libanotis - Moon Carrot
- Conopodium majus - Pignut
Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Gelechioidea Depressariidae Depressariinae Depressariini DEPRESSARIA Haworth, 1811 Depressaria pulcherrimella Stainton, 1849 - Phalaena hercliana Linnaeus sensu Haworth, 1811 - DEPRESSARIA pulcherrimella Stainton, 1849 = Depressaria semenovi Krulikovsky 1903 - Transactions of the Entomological Society of London by Royal Entomological Society of London - published 1836 ; v. 5 1847-49 : Title Page ; p.164/165 - Sp37 - pulcherrimella : plate 17 - fig 8 - England - Sanderstead Downs |