Distribution map Copyright Martin Evans
 Life stages table Copyright Martin Evans  Life stages table Copyright Martin Evans

Depressariidae

32.046 Yarrow Brown Depressaria olerella Zeller, 1854

pRDB1

Similar species:

Forewing: 9.5 to 11mm

Habitats: Dry grassland, embankments and verges.

Habits: The moth occasionally comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva forms a succession of short tubes by spinning the terminal leaves of Yarrow. It pupates in the earth or in the leaf litter.