About Durrantia piperatella (Zeller, 1873)
Durrantia piperatella is a moth species that belongs to the family Depressariidae. It was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1873. This species is found in North America, and has been specifically recorded in the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Adults of Durrantia piperatella have a wingspan that measures 18 to 20 millimeters. Its forewings are an ochreous white color, marked with only two or three grey specks, and sometimes an additional two or three specks along the termen. The extreme costal edge of the forewing is yellow ochreous, stretching from the base of the wing to the origin of the cilia, and the base itself is greyish. The species' hindwings are a pale whitish ochreous color.
