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Eidophasia messingiella

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Species of moth

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

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

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

References

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


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