Depressaria pimpinellae
Depressaria pimpinellae
32.037 BF673
Wingspan c. 18mm.
Distributed in southern England and parts of the Midlands north to Lancashire and Yorkshire, this is a rather local species.
The larvae feed on burnet-saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga) and greater burnet-saxifrage (P. major) in a silken spinning.
Adult moths generally emerge in September and overwinter, appearing again in the following spring.
Flight period
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 0 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 0 |
| April | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| June | 2 |
| July | 5 |
| August | 0 |
| September | 0 |
| October | 0 |
| November | 0 |
| December | 0 |
