Depressaria atrostrigella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1941.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from south-western Manitoba and Colorado.[2]
| Depressaria atrostrigella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Depressaria |
| Species: | D. atrostrigella
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| Binomial name | |
| Depressaria atrostrigella Clarke, 1941
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The wingspan is 21–24 mm. The forewings are ocherous white, strongly suffused with deep gray. The inner angle, veins, a longitudinal dash in the cell and a series of spots around the termen are all blackish fuscous. The hindwings are pale smoky gray.[3]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Depressaria atrostrigella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ^ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
- ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 90 (3107): 82
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