Depressariidae

32.048 White-headed Brown Depressaria depressana (Fabricius, 1775)

Extinct

Similar species:

Forewing: 7 to 8mm

Habitats: Dry rough grassland and hedgerow verges.

Habits: The moth flies in the afternoon. It has not been recorded in Britain since 1890.

Foodplant: The larva feeds (often gregariously), on the spun flowers and umbels of Wild Carrot and sometimes Wild Parsnip, Burnet-saxifrage and Milk Parsley. It pupates in the earth or in the leaf litter.