Depressaria alienella
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| Species: | D. alienella
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| Depressaria alienella Busck, 1904
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Depressaria alienella is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Busck in 1904.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Yukon to Nova Scotia, south to New England, Arizona and California.[2]
The wingspan is 18-21 mm. The forewings are light fuscous overlaid with red or reddish fuscous, irrorated with cinereous and fuscous and streaked with blackish fuscous. There is a white discal spot at the end of the cell, preceded and followed by fuscous. There is an ill-defined row of fuscous spots around the termen.[3] The hindwings are pale grey with light brownish shading in the outer half. Adults are on wing from July to September.[4]
The larvae feed on the flowers of Artemisia and Achillea species.[5]
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