''Depressaria'' is a

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s in the

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

. It is the

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of subfamily

Depressariinae 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 considered ...

, 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. ...

.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 Hardy Haworth (19 April 1767, in Kingston upon Hull, Hull – 24 August 1833, in Chelsea, London, Chelsea) was an England, English entomologist, botanist and carcinologist. Family The younger son of Benjamin Haworth, of Haworth Hall and ...

, 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 ...

, 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 ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...

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'', the starting point of modern zoologic ...

. But in fact, this was a misidentification; Linnaeus' moth was actually the one known today as ''

Agonopterix heracliana ''Agonopterix heracliana'' is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe, North Africa, the Near East, and the eastern part of the Palearctic realm. It was first described in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of S ...

''.

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also popularized another incorrect spelling, ''D. heracleana'', apparently first introduced (as ''Pyralis heracleana'') by

Johan Christian Fabricius Johann 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 co ...

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 ''Depressaria absynthiella'' is a moth of the Family (biology), family Depressariidae. It is found in France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Albania and Greece. T ...

'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1865 * ''

Depressaria adustatella ''Depressaria adustatella'' is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in France and on the Iberian Peninsula and Sardinia. It is also present in North Africa, where it has been recorded from Morocco, Algeria and Libya Libya, of ...

'' Turati, 1927 * ''

Depressaria albipunctella ''Depressaria albipunctella'' is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe, as well as in Libya. The wingspan is 19–22 mm. Adults are on wing from early August to late November and after hibernating again from M ...

'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) (= ''D. aegopodiella'', ''D. albipuncta'') * ''

Depressaria alienella ''Depressaria alienella'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by August Busck in 1904. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Yukon to Nova Scotia, south to New England, Arizona and California. The wing ...

'' Busck, 1904 (= ''D. corystopa'', ''D. nymphidia'') * ''

Depressaria altaica ''Depressaria altaica'' is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Russia (Altai Mountains The Altai Mountains (), also spelled Altay Mountains, are a mountain range in Central Asia, Central and East Asia, where Russia, China, ...

'' 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 ''Depressaria colossella'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Aristide Caradja in 1920. It is found in Japan and the Russian Far East. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distan ...

'' 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 dictamnella'' (Treitschke, 1835) * '' Depressaria discipunctella'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 * '' Depressaria djakonovi'' Lvovsky, 1981 * ''

Depressaria douglasella ''Depressaria douglasella'' is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe. The wingspan is 17–20 mm. The head and thorax are whitish, patagia fuscous. Terminal joint of palpi with two black bands. Forewings are bro ...

'' Stainton, 1849 * '' Depressaria eleanorae'' Clarke, 1941 * '' Depressaria emeritella'' Stainton, 1849 * ''

Depressaria erinaceella ''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 The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airpla ...

'' Staudinger, 1870 * '' Depressaria eryngiella'' Millière, 1881 * '' Depressaria erzurumella'' Lvovsky, 1996 * ''

Depressaria filipjevi ''Depressaria filipjevi'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Alexandr L. Lvovsky in 1981. It is found in the Russian Far East (Amur). References

Moths described in 1981 Depressaria Moths of Asia {{Depressaria-st ...

'' Lvovsky, 1981 * '' Depressaria floridella'' Mann, 1864 * '' Depressaria fuscipedella'' Chrétien, 1915 * '' Depressaria fusconigerella'' Hanneman, 1990 * ''

Depressaria fuscovirgatella ''Depressaria fuscovirgatella'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Hanneman in 1967. It is found in Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. I ...

'' 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 hystricella'' Moschler, 1860 * '' 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'' 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 M ...

'' 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 The parsnip moth or parsnip webworm (''Depressaria radiella'') is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Portugal and most of the Balkan Peninsula. This species has also been introduced into New Zealand. The wi ...

'' (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 ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...

): misidentified), ''D. ontariella'', ''D. pastinacella'') * '' Depressaria radiosquamella'' Walsingham, 1898 * '' Depressaria rhodoscelis'' Meyrick, 1920 * ''

Depressaria rjabovi ''Depressaria rjabovi'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Alexandr L. Lvovsky in 1990. It is found in Turkmenistan Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbe ...

'' Lvovsky, 1990 * '' Depressaria rubripalpella'' Chrétien, 1922 * '' Depressaria ruticola'' Christoph, 1873 * '' Depressaria schaidurovi'' Lvovsky, 1981 * '' Depressaria schellbachi'' Clarke, 1947 * '' Depressaria sibirella'' Lvovsky, 1981 * ''

Depressaria silesiaca ''Depressaria silesiaca'' is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Great Britain, Fennoscandia, Estonia, Latvia, Russia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland and Italy. The wingspan is 13–16 mm. Adults have been ...

'' Heinemann, 1870 * '' Depressaria sordidatella'' Tengström, 1848 (= ''D. weirella'') * ''

Depressaria spectrocentra ''Depressaria spectrocentra'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1935. It is found in Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asi ...

'' 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

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''Depressaria''
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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 Journal of Variation'' 125 (3): 114–118. {{Taxonbar , from=Q5260827 Depressariinae Taxa named by Adrian Hardy Haworth