Species Depressaria cinereocostella - Hodges#0921

Classification · Hodges Number · Explanation of Names · Identification · Food · Life Cycle · Internet References

Depressariidae, dorsal - Depressaria cinereocostella

Depressariidae, spent pupa - Depressaria cinereocostella

Depressariidae, silking in a rearing vial - Depressaria cinereocostella

Depressariidae, lateral - Depressaria cinereocostella

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)

Family Depressariidae

Subfamily Depressariinae

Genus Depressaria

Species cinereocostella (Depressaria cinereocostella - Hodges#0921)

Hodges Number

0921

Explanation of Names

Depressaria cinereocostella Clemens, 1864

Identification

Similar to Depressaria radiella but: "Side-by-side the moths are fairly easy to separate. Depressaria cinereocostella is much smaller and has conspicuous silvery-gray scaling, esp. along the costa (hence the name) as well as the head/thorax. But images can be tricky, esp. if the moth is worn. Depressaria cinereocostella is an infrequently reported species in most areas. In WI I have it from many counties across the southern 2/3 of the state, but it is noticeably most common in the Driftless Area. Adults come to light and bait, plus can be found hibernating under bark in mid-winter." Comments by Kyle Johnson

Food

Honewort (Cryptotaenia canadensis) - MJ Hatfield; Caraway (Carum carvi), Spotted Water-hemlock (Cicuta maculata), Scotch Wild Lovage (Ligusticum scoticum), Cowbane (Oxypolis rigidior), Water Parsnip (Sium suave) - (Mass Moths)

Life Cycle

Larva, larva, adult, spent pupa

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

Wikipedia

Bold Systems

Mass Moths

Contributed by Aaron Hunt on 20 November, 2016 - 1:44am
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, marcie oconnor, Dave Webb
Last updated 2 March, 2024 - 6:17am

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