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]
Eidophasia messingiella | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Plutellidae |
Genus: | Eidophasia |
Species: | E. messingiella
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Binomial name | |
Eidophasia messingiella (Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1840)
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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
edit- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ UKmoths
- ^ "Lepidoptera of Belgium". Archived from the original on 2019-01-24. Retrieved 2019-01-24.