Depressaria pimpinellae

Depressaria pimpinellae is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Portugal and most of the Balkan Peninsula.

Phylum:Arthropoda

Clade:Pancrustacea

Class:Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

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Depressaria pimpinellae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Depressaria
Species:	D. pimpinellae
Binomial name
Depressaria pimpinellae Zeller, 1839
Synonyms[1]
List Depressaria reichlini Heinemann, 1870 Depressaria pimpinellae ab. levisticae Krulikowsky, 1908 Depressaria hungarica Szent-Ivány, 1943 Depressaria uhrikmeszarosi Szent-Ivány, 1943

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The wingspan is 16–22 mm.^[2] Adults are on wing from September and after overwintering, again in the following spring.

The larvae feed on burnet-saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga) and greater burnet-saxifrage (Pimpinella major). They live in a silken spinning.^[3]

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  A larval web in an inflorescence of Pimpinella saxifraga
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  Larva
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