Another introduced European sp. in Ontario? - Depressaria depressana Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
July 20, 2010
Size: About 7 mm long
Oecophoridae> Depressariinae> Depressaria depressana (Purple Carrot-seed Moth)?
As per the following websites ?
http://www.boldsystems.org/views/taxbrowser.php?taxon=Depressaria%20depressana
http://wibe.ath.cx/hyonteiset/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16330
http://www.agroatlas.ru/en/content/pests/Depressaria_depressana/
http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Depressaria_Depressana
http://macroid.ru/showphoto.php?photo=55448
and
species info : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depressaria_depressana
A new Hodges number will have to be assigned, if this is what it is - a previously unregistered European species in Ontario, Canada.
This is it's second appearance in my backyard. First time was on Aug. 6, 2009. See http://bugguide.net/node/view/316219 (sorry, I don't know how to tag the photo here).
Images of this individual: tag all
   Contributed by John Lee on 25 July, 2010 - 7:16pm Last updated 26 July, 2010 - 1:17pm | 
