Depressaria daucella

Depressaria • Oecophoridae • Lepidoptera • Insects (plant pests) • pests-diseases-weeds

Depressaria daucella caterpillar (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Juan Manuel Sánchez
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Depressaria daucella (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Marko Mutanen, University of Oulu
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Depressaria daucella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

This small moth is common in Europe. The larvae feed on the flowers of different plant species from the family Apiaceae, including crops like caraway.

Publications covering Depressaria daucella

Journal of Pest Science (2005) 78, 115-116
Rostislav Zemek, Miroslava Kurowská, Ludmila Kameníková, Gabriela Zemková Rovenská, Jiri Havel and Frantisek Reindl (2005)
Studies on phenology and harmfulness of Aceria carvi Nal. (Acari: Eriophyidae) on caraway, Carum carvi L., in the Czech Republic