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Depressaria erinaceella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal, North Macedonia and on the Italian islands of Sardinia and Sicily.

Depressaria erinaceella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Depressaria
Species:	D. erinaceella
Binomial name
Depressaria erinaceella Staudinger, 1870[1]
Synonyms
Hasenfussia erinaceella Depressaria sardoniella Rebel, 1936

The wingspan is about 25 mm. A new generation is born about once a year.[2]

The larvae feed on Cynara cardunculus. They bore the stem of their host plant.[3]

References

External links

• lepiforum.de

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