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Depressaria yakimae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Depressariidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Depressaria

Depressaria yakimae is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Clarke in 1941. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Washington.

The wingspan is 20–22 mm. The forewings are brownish ochreous mixed with white scales with a blackish fuscous base and fuscous costa, mixed with white. The hindwings are fuscous, but lighter basally.

The larvae feed on Pteryxia terebenthina foeniculacea.

References

Depressaria yakimae Wikipedia