Depressaria depressana (Fabricius, 1775) Species
Last modified: March 23, 2024, 9:46 a.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Depressariidae > Subfamily: Depressariinae > Genus: Depressaria > Species: Depressaria depressana
- Vernacular names
- Klein peenplatlijfje (NL)
- Synonyms
- Depressaria depressella (Fabricius, 1798)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 24 (as depresella). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Dull green; head capsule and prothoracic plate black; pinacula conspicuously ringed white.
Cocoon/pupa
A loose cocoon, pupa brown.
Bionomics
The caterpillar makes a loose spinning between some flowers or an umbel of the foodplant, sometimes gregariously; May–July.
The last instar drops to the ground and makes a loose spinning in the soil or among detritus in which it pupates; August–September.
The species hibernates in the adult stage. Adults have been observed flying in the afternoon on warm days. They are more active at night and occasionally come to light.
Flight periods
The adults fly in one long generation a year: from August–September and after hibernation again from April towards May, occasionally even till July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Daucus carota, Pastinaca sativa and Pimpinella saxifraga
The larva lives primarily on Daucus carota, less often on Pastinaca sativa or Pimpinella saxifraga.
