Parsnip-Seed Moth
(Depressaria Heracleana). A small moth, belonging to a genus which includes about forty British species. It is one of the large group Tineina, a group characterised chiefly by the long fringes of the wings, which are, in most of them, long and narrow, and by the slender body. The moth has a spread of wings of about 1in., and has the fore wings rather broad and greyish-ochreous, with numerous, short, fuscous streaks, and two or three darker spots, surrounded with whitish scales. The hind wings are grey, and are notched on the hind margin near the base. The larva is dull grey above, dull yellow along the sides; the head, second segment, and spots on the body, are black. It feeds usually on Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium), but also eats