Depressaria (genus)

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Depressaria badiella (?) (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Ilia Ustyantsev
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Depressaria Haworth, 1811

This genus of small moths is widely distributed, mainly in the northern hemisphere, and contains more than 100 species. Several species are regarded as agricultural pests like the parsnip webworm, Depressaria pastinacella. The adult moths are characterised by their flat (depressed) shape.

Currently, the following species have been entered into the system:

• Depressaria daucella
• Depressaria pastinacella