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Depressaria pimpinellae is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Portugal and most of the Balkan Peninsula.

Depressaria pimpinellae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Depressaria
Species:	D. pimpinellae
Binomial name
Depressaria pimpinellae Zeller, 1839[1]
Synonyms
Depressaria reichlini Heinemann, 1870 Depressaria pimpinellae ab. levisticae Krulikowsky, 1908 Depressaria hungarica Szent-Ivány, 1943 Depressaria uhrikmeszarosi Szent-Ivány, 1943

The wingspan is 16–22 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from September and after overwintering, again in the following spring.

The larvae feed on Pimpinella saxifraga and Pimpinella major. They live in a silken spinning.[3]

References

External links

• lepiforum.de

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