Depressaria heydenii

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Depressaria heydenii
Depressaria heydenii.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Depressaria
Species:
D. heydenii
Binomial name
Depressaria heydenii
Zeller, 1854[1]

Depressaria heydenii is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Slovakia, Poland and Romania. It is an alpine species.

Larval web in an umbel of Heracleum sphondylium ssp. austriacum
Larva

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Heracleum juranum, Heracleum austriacum, Heracleum sphondylium, Meum athamanticum and Laserpitium latifolium.[2] Young larvae are bright green with yellow length lines and a black head. Older larvae are darker green.

References

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