Depressaria ultimella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Spain, Norway, Finland, Lithuania, Switzerland, Italy and most of the Balkan Peninsula.

Depressaria ultimella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Depressaria
Species:	D. ultimella
Binomial name
Depressaria ultimella Stainton, 1849[1]

The wingspan is 17–21 mm. The terminal joint of palpi with two blackish bands. Forewings light reddish-fuscous,more or less sprinkled with ochreous-whitish ; numerous dark fuscous dashes ; two indicating discal stigmata, connected by a line of whitish scales ; an obscure pale acutely angulated fascia about 3/4. Hindwings fuscous-whitish, more fuscous posteriorly; 5 separate. The larva is pale green ; dots dark brown ; head pale brownish.[2]

Adults are on wing from August to (after overwintering) the following spring.[3]

The larvae feed on Oenanthe, Sium, Berula and Apium nodiflorum.[4] They initially feed inside the shoot of their host plant. Later, it moves to the main stem. Young larvae are transparent, tinted yellowish with a black head. Older larvae are transparent shiny light brown with an umber coloured head.

References

External links

• lepiforum.de

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