Depressaria ululana

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Depressaria ululana
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Depressaria
Species:
D. ululana
Binomial name
Depressaria ululana
Rossler, 1866[1]

Depressaria ululana is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Spain, Portugal, France, Switzerland, Germany, Romania and North Macedonia.

An umbel of Bunium bulbocastanum with larval webs
Larva

The larvae feed on the flowers and unripe seeds of Bunium persicum. They live in a web just below the surface of the flowers. They are pale green, almost whitish, with a large black dorsal mark. Full-grown larvae descend to the ground and spin up amongst leaves. The larvae can be found from the end of June to the beginning of July.

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