''Depressaria'' is a

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of the

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Gelechioidea __NOTOC__ Gelechioidea (from the type genus ''Gelechia'', "keeping to the ground") is the superfamily of moths that contains the case-bearers, twirler moths, and relatives, also simply called curved-horn moths or gelechioid moths. It is a large a ...

. It is the

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of subfamily

Depressariinae __NOTOC__ The Depressariinae – sometimes spelled "Depressiinae" in error – are a subfamily of moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. Like their relatives therein, their exact relationships are not yet very well resolved. It has been c ...

, which is often – particularly in older treatments – considered a distinct

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Depressariidae or included in the

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, but actually seems to belong in the

Oecophoridae Oecophoridae (concealer moths) is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The phylogeny and systematics of gelechoid moths are still not fully resolved, and the circumscription of the Oecophoridae is strongly affected by this. Ta ...

.Pitkin & Jenkins (2004), FE (2009), and see references in Savela (2003) The genus'

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is the parsnip moth. Its

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has been much confused for about 200 years.

Adrian Hardy Haworth Adrian is a form of the Latin given name Adrianus or Hadrianus. Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria from the Venetic and Illyrian word ''adur'', meaning "sea" or "water". The Adria was until the 8th century BC the main ...

, on establishing the genus ''Depressaria'' in his 1811 issues of ''Lepidoptera Britannica'', called the eventual type species ''Phalaena heraclei'', an unjustified emendation of ''P.'' (''Tortrix'') ''heracliana''. In this he followed such

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of his time as

Anders Jahan Retzius Anders Jahan Retzius (3 October 1742 – 6 October 1821) was a Swedish chemist, botanist and entomologist. Biography Born in Kristianstad, he matriculated at Lund University in 1758, where he graduated as a filosofie magister in 1766. He also tr ...

, who in 1783 had believed the parsnip moth to be a species originally described by

Carl Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...

1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...

. But in fact, this was a misidentification; Linnaeus' moth was actually the one known today as '' Agonopterix heracliana''. To make matters worse, John Curtis popularized another incorrect spelling, ''D. heracleana'', apparently first introduced (as ''Pyralis heracleana'') by

Johan Christian Fabricius Johan Christian Fabricius (7 January 1745 – 3 March 1808) was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others. He was a student of Carl Linnaeus, and is cons ...

in his 1775 ''Systema Entomologiae''.Pitkin & Jenkins (2004)

Species

New species of ''Depressaria'' continue to be discovered and described. Known species include:FE (2009), and see references in Savela (2003) * '' Depressaria absynthiella'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1865 * '' Depressaria adustatella'' Turati, 1927 * '' Depressaria albipunctella'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) (= ''D. aegopodiella'', ''D. albipuncta'') * '' Depressaria alienella'' Busck, 1904 (= ''D. corystopa'', ''D. nymphidia'') * '' Depressaria altaica'' Zeller, 1854 * '' Depressaria angelicivora'' Clarke, 1952 * '' Depressaria angustati'' Clarke, 1941 * '' Depressaria armata'' Clarke, 1952 * '' Depressaria artemisiae'' Nickerl, 1864 (= ''D. dracunculi'') * '' Depressaria artemisiella'' McDunnough, 1927 * '' Depressaria assalella'' Chrétien, 1915 * '' Depressaria atrostrigella'' Clarke, 1941 * '' Depressaria basicostata'' Matsumura, 1931 * '' Depressaria badiella'' (Hübner, 1796) * '' Depressaria beckmanni'' Heinemann, 1870 * '' Depressaria besma'' Clarke, 1947 * '' Depressaria betina'' Clarke, 1947 * '' Depressaria bupleurella'' Heinemann, 1870 * '' Depressaria cervicella'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 * '' Depressaria chaerophylli'' Zeller, 1839 * '' Depressaria chlorothorax'' Meyrick, 1921 * '' Depressaria cinderella'' Corley, 2002 * '' Depressaria cinereocostella'' Clemens, 1864 (= ''D. clausella'') * '' Depressaria clausulata'' Meyrick, 1911 * '' Depressaria colossella'' Caradja, 1920 * '' Depressaria compactella'' Caradja, 1920 * '' Depressaria constancei'' Clarke, 1947 * '' Depressaria corticinella'' Zeller, 1854 * '' Depressaria danilevskyi'' Lvovsky, 1981 * '' Depressaria daucella'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) (= ''D. apiella'', ''D. nervosa'' (''sensu auct. non'' Haworth, 1811: misidentified), ''D. rubricella'') * '' Depressaria daucivorella'' Ragonot, 1889 * '' Depressaria depressana'' – purple carrot-seed moth * '' Depressaria despoliatella'' Erschoff, 1874 * '' Depressaria deverrella'' Chrétien, 1915 * '' Depressaria discipunctella'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 * '' Depressaria djakonovi'' Lvovsky, 1981 * '' Depressaria douglasella'' Stainton, 1849 * '' Depressaria eleanorae'' Clarke, 1941 * '' Depressaria emeritella'' Stainton, 1849 * '' Depressaria erinaceella'' Staudinger, 1870 * '' Depressaria eryngiella'' Millière, 1881 * '' Depressaria erzurumella'' Lvovsky, 1996 * '' Depressaria filipjevi'' Lvovsky, 1981 * '' Depressaria floridella'' Mann, 1864 * '' Depressaria fuscipedella'' Chrétien, 1915 * '' Depressaria fusconigerella'' Hanneman, 1990 * '' Depressaria fuscovirgatella'' Hannemann, 1967 * '' Depressaria gallicella'' Chrétien, 1908 * '' Depressaria genistella'' Walsingham, 1903 * '' Depressaria halophilella'' Chrétien, 1908 * '' Depressaria hannemanniana'' Lvovsky, 1990 * '' Depressaria heydenii'' Zeller, 1854 * '' Depressaria hofmanni'' Stainton, 1861 * '' Depressaria hirtipalpis'' Zeller, 1854 * '' Depressaria illepida'' Hannemann, 1958 * '' Depressaria incognitella'' Hannemann, 1990 * '' Depressaria indecorella'' Rebel, 1917 * '' Depressaria indelibatella'' Hannemann, 1971 * '' Depressaria irregularis'' Matsumura, 1931 * '' Depressaria ivinskisi'' Lvovsky, 1990 * '' Depressaria jugurthella'' (Lucas, 1849) * '' Depressaria juliella'' Busck, 1908 * '' Depressaria kailai'' Lvovsky, 2009 * '' Depressaria karmeliella'' Amsel, 1935 * '' Depressaria kasyi'' Hannemann, 1976 * '' Depressaria krasnowodskella'' Hannemann, 1953 * '' Depressaria kondarella'' Lvovsky, 1981 * '' Depressaria lacticapitella'' Klimesch, 1942 * '' Depressaria latisquamella'' Chrétien, 1922 * '' Depressaria leptotaeniae'' Clarke, 1933 * '' Depressaria leucocephala'' Snellen, 1884 * '' Depressaria libanotidella'' Schläger, 1849 * '' Depressaria longipennella'' Lvovsky, 1981 * '' Depressaria macrotrichella'' Rebel, 1917 * '' Depressaria manglisiella'' Lvovsky, 1981 * '' Depressaria marcella'' Rebel, 1901 * '' Depressaria millefoliella'' Chrétien, 1908 * '' Depressaria moranella'' Chrétien, 1907 * '' Depressaria moya'' Clarke, 1947 * '' Depressaria multifidae'' Clarke, 1933 * '' Depressaria nemolella'' Svensson, 1982 * ''

Depressaria niphosyrphas ''Depressaria niphosyrphas'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1931. It is found in south-eastern Siberia Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an ext ...

'' Meyrick, 1931 * '' Depressaria nomia'' Butler, 1879 * ''

Depressaria olerella ''Depressaria olerella'' is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, the Netherlands, the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula. The wingspan is 20–23 mm. Adults are on wing from Ma ...

'' Zeller, 1854 * '' Depressaria orthobathra'' Meyrick, 1918 * '' Depressaria palousella'' Clarke, 1941 * '' Depressaria peniculatella'' Turati, 1922 * '' Depressaria panurga'' Meyrick, 1920 * '' Depressaria parahofmanni'' Hannemann, 1958 * '' Depressaria pentheri'' Rebel, 1904 * '' Depressaria peregrinella'' Hannemann, 1967 * '' Depressaria petronoma'' Meyrick, 1934 * '' Depressaria pimpinellae'' Zeller, 1839 * '' Depressaria platytaeniella'' Hannemann, 1977 * '' Depressaria prospicua'' Meyrick, 1914 * '' Depressaria pteryxiphaga'' Clarke, 1952 * '' Depressaria pulcherrimella'' Stainton, 1849 * '' Depressaria pyrenaella'' Sumpich, 2013 * '' Depressaria radiella'' (Goeze, 1783) – parsnip moth (= ''D. heracleana'', ''D. heraclei'', ''D. heracliana'' (''sensu auct. non'' (

Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...

): misidentified), ''D. ontariella'', ''D. pastinacella'') * '' Depressaria radiosquamella'' Walsingham, 1898 * '' Depressaria rhodoscelis'' Meyrick, 1920 * '' Depressaria rjabovi'' Lvovsky, 1990 * '' Depressaria rubripalpella'' Chrétien, 1922 * '' Depressaria ruticola'' Christoph, 1873 * '' Depressaria schaidurovi'' Lvovsky, 1981 * '' Depressaria schellbachi'' Clarke, 1947 * '' Depressaria sibirella'' Lvovsky, 1981 * '' Depressaria silesiaca'' Heinemann, 1870 * '' Depressaria sordidatella'' Tengström, 1848 (= ''D. weirella'') * '' Depressaria spectrocentra'' Meyrick, 1935 * '' Depressaria subalbipunctella'' Lvovsky, 1981 * '' Depressaria subhirtipalpis'' Hannemann, 1958 * '' Depressaria subnervosa'' Oberthür, 1888 * '' Depressaria tenebricosa'' Zeller, 1854 * '' Depressaria togata'' Walsingham, 1889 (= ''D. thustra'') * '' Depressaria ultimella'' Stainton, 1849 * '' Depressaria ululana'' Rössler, 1866 * '' Depressaria varzobella'' Lvovsky, 1982 * '' Depressaria velox'' Staudinger, 1859 * '' Depressaria veneficella'' Zeller, 1847 * '' Depressaria venustella'' Hannemann, 1990 * '' Depressaria whitmani'' Clarke, 1941 * '' Depressaria yakimae'' Clarke, 1941 * '' Depressaria zelleri'' Staudinger, 1879 Some other

were formerly included here, among them close relatives of the present genus (e.g. ''

Psorosticha zizyphi ''Psorosticha zizyphi'', the citrus leaf roller, is a moth of the family Depressariidae. Distribution It is found in south-east Asia, including Hong Kong, India, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka, New Guinea and Queensland and New South Wale ...

'' and many species of ''

Agonopterix ''Agonopterix'' is a moth genus of the superfamily Gelechioidea. It is placed in the family Depressariidae, which was often – particularly in older treatments – considered a subfamily of the Oecophoridae or included in the Elachisti ...

''), as well as more distantly related

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(e.g. '' Ironopolia sobriella''). '' Horridopalpus'' is sometimes still included in ''Depressaria'' as a

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(namely by sources that uprank Depressariinae to full family status), but may be a far more distant relative. The members of the proposed subgenus ''Hasenfussia'' are tentatively retained here on the other hand, but their relationship to other ''Depressaria'' requires further study.

Unknown and undescribed species

* ''Depressaria albiocellata'' Staudinger, 1871, described from Greece * ''Depressaria aurantiella'' Tutt, 1893, described from Great Britain * ''Depressaria kollari'' Zeller, 1854, described from Australia * ''Depressaria pavoniella'' (Amary, 1840) (''Oecophora''), described from France * ''Depressaria reticulatella'' Bruand, 1851, described from France * ''Depressaria'' sp. A 'Wyoming-California' * ''Depressaria'' sp. B 'Modoc County, California'

Former species

* '' Depressaria tabghaella'' Amsel, 1935

Footnotes

References

* (2009)
''Depressaria''
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Version of 5 November 2004. Retrieved 24 April 2010. * (2009): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms &ndash

Version of 29 December 2003. Retrieved 24 April 2010. * , 1904. Tineid moths from British Columbia, with descriptions of new species. ''Proceedings of the United States National Museum''. 27: 745–778. * , 1983: Neue Synonyme bei den Depressarien (Lep. Oecophoridae). ''Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift'' 30 (4-5): 373–376. Abstract: . * , 1990: Neue Depressarien (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae). ''Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift'' 37 (1-3): 137–144. Abstract: . * , 2009: A new species of the genus ''Depressaria'' Haworth, 1811 (Lepidoptera: Depressariidae) from Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. ''Zoosystematica Rossica'' 18 (1): 70–72. * , 2001: A review of Flat Moths of the genus ''Depressaria'' Haworth, 1811 (Lepidoptera: Depressariidae) of the fauna of Russia and neighboring Countries: 1. ''Entomological Review'' 81 (5): 520–541. * , 2013: ''Depressaria pyrenaella'' sp..n. – a confused species from South-Western Europe (Lepidoptera: Depressariidae). ''The Entomologist's Record and Journel of Variation'' 125 (3): 114–118. {{Taxonbar , from=Q5260827 Depressariinae Taxa named by Adrian Hardy Haworth