Depressaria schellbachi

Depressaria schellbachi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Depressaria
Species: D. schellbachi
Binomial name
Depressaria schellbachi
Clarke, 1947

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

The wingspan is 21-24 mm. The forewings are reddish ochreous, overlaid with fuscous. The hindwings are whitish, shading to dark fuscous at the margins basally.[3]

The larvae feed on Lomatium macdougalii.[4]

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