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Genus Depressaria

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Works Cited
Purple Carrot-seed Moth - Hodges#0924.1 - Depressaria depressana Unknown moth - Depressaria radiella Elachistidae: Depressaria? - Depressaria moth - Depressaria alienella 0924.1 – Depressaria depressana – Purple Carrot-seed - Depressaria depressana Depressariinae ? - Depressaria alienella Depressaria depressana Depressaria depressana - Purple Carrot-seed Moth - Hodges#0924.1 - Depressaria depressana
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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
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Depressaria Haworth, 1811
Volucrum Berthold, 1827
Volucra Latreille, 1829
Siganorosis Wallengren, 1881
Schistodepressaria Spuler, 1910
Horridopalpus Hannemann, 1953
Hasenfussia Fetz, 1994
Explanation of Names
Generic epithet Depressaria is Latin meaning "flat," for their flat bodies. (1)
Works Cited
1.An accentuated list of the British Lepidoptera, with hints on the derivation of the names.
Anonymous. 1858. The Entomological Societies of Oxford and Cambridge.
Contributed by Hannah Nendick-Mason on 25 June, 2006 - 12:45pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 8 July, 2014 - 9:18pm

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