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(Redirected from Plutelloptera hyperboreella) Species of moth

Plutella hyperboreella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Plutellidae
Genus: Plutella
Species: P. hyperboreella
Binomial name
Plutella hyperboreella
Strand, 1902
Synonyms
  • Plutelloptera hyperboreella

Plutella hyperboreella is a moth of the family Plutellidae. It is found in Finland, Norway, Sweden, arctic Russia and Canada (Nunavut, Northwest Territories and Québec).

The wingspan is 14–17 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in July.

The larvae feed on Arabis alpina and Draba species in Europe.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Shared but overlooked: 30 species of Holarctic Microlepidoptera revealed by DNA barcodes and morphology
  3. Swedish Moths
Taxon identifiers
Plutella hyperboreella


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