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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Twirler Moths and kin (Gelechioidea) » Depressariidae » Depressariinae » Depressaria
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unknown larva - Depressaria
Copyright © 2015 Liz Watkinson

unknown larva - Depressaria
Savary Island, British Columbia, Canada
June 27, 2012
On seed head of cow parsnip growing in open grass 50 m from coast line

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Contributed by Liz Watkinson on 29 January, 2015 - 3:50am
Last updated 29 January, 2015 - 2:45pm

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These two photos don't seem to show the same larva, but I gather they are both Depressaria.
… Charley Eiseman, 29 January, 2015 - 2:45pm login or register to post comments

Depressaria
This is Depressaria sp. (Depressariidae), I don't know which one.
… Terry Harrison, 29 January, 2015 - 12:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Is there a black form of Depressaria pastinacella?
We see the greenish/yellow form with black dots and a black head quite commonly here in Port Alberni, but I've never seen a black one. Could this be a melanic form or something else that just happens to be on the same seed head?
… Libby & Rick Avis, 1 March, 2015 - 3:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Derressaria larva
Thanks
These larvae were feeding on a Heracleum maximum . Depressaria pastinacella?
… Liz Watkinson, 29 January, 2015 - 1:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Could be
Depressaria pastinacella probably is the most likely ID for a Depressaria found feeding on this plant, but the Northwest is a center of Depressaria diversity, and I don't know that we have sorted out just who feeds on what. The best bet for getting a conclusive ID would be to rear it to adult.
… Terry Harrison, 29 January, 2015 - 2:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Depressaria larva
Thanks.There are several host plants growing within walking distance of our cabin and I'll hunt for more lava in June.
… Liz Watkinson, 30 January, 2015 - 7:18pm login or register to post comments

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