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Depressaria erinaceella

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Depressaria erinaceella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Depressaria
Species:
D. erinaceella
Binomial name
Depressaria erinaceella
Synonyms
  • Hasenfussia erinaceella
  • Depressaria sardoniella Rebel, 1936

Depressaria erinaceella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal, North Macedonia and on the Italian islands of Sardinia and Sicily.

The wingspan is about 25 mm. A new generation is born about once a year.[2]

The larvae feed on Cynara cardunculus. They bore the stem of their host plant.[3]

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