''Depressaria emeritella'' is a
moth of the family
Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe. It is also found in the
Near East
The ''Near East''; he, המזרח הקרוב; arc, ܕܢܚܐ ܩܪܒ; fa, خاور نزدیک, Xāvar-e nazdik; tr, Yakın Doğu is a geographical term which roughly encompasses a transcontinental region in Western Asia, that was once the hist ...
and the eastern part of the
Palearctic realm.
The
wingspan is 22–26 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August and then hibernating until the following spring. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on ''
Tanacetum vulgare''.
References
Moths described in 1849
Depressaria
Moths of Europe
Moths of Asia
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