Depressaria yakimae

Depressaria yakimae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Depressaria
Species: D. yakimae
Binomial name
Depressaria yakimae
Clarke, 1941

Depressaria yakimae is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Clarke in 1941.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Washington.[2]

The wingspan is 20-22 mm. The forewings are brownish ochreous mixed with white scales with a blackish fuscous base and fuscous costa, mixed with white. The hindwings are fuscous, but lighter basally.[3]

The larvae feed on Pteryxia terebenthina foeniculacea.[4]

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