Depressaria constancei

Depressaria constancei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Depressaria
Species: D. constancei
Binomial name
Depressaria constancei
Clarke, 1947

Depressaria constancei is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Clarke in 1947.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Oregon and California.[2]

The wingspan is 24–27 mm. The forewings are purplish-fuscous, overlaid with red and irrorated and streaked with grey scales. The hindwings are fuscous, but lighter basally.[3]

The larvae feed on Lomatium californicum.[4]

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