Eidophasia messingiella

Eidophasia messingiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Plutellidae
Genus: Eidophasia
Species:
E. messingiella
Binomial name
Eidophasia messingiella
Synonyms
  • Plutella messingiella Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1840

Eidophasia messingiella is a moth of the family Plutellidae. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula, Slovenia and Ukraine).[1]

The wingspan is 14–16 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Cardaria draba, Cardamine amara and Lunaria rediviva.[3]

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ UKmoths
  3. ^ "Lepidoptera of Belgium". Archived from the original on 2019-01-24. Retrieved 2019-01-24.


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