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Plutella annulatella

Synonyms: Cerostoma annulatella (homotypic); Plutella bicingulata; Plutella horticola; Plutella immaculicornella; Rhigognostis annulatella (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Ringed Diamond-back or Annulated Smudge (Rhigognostis annulatella) is a moth of the Plutellidae family. It is found in most of Europe. The wingspan is about 18 mm. Adults are on wing from July onwards, and overwinter in this stage, occurring on the wing until April. The larvae feed on Cochlearia officinalis. They feed amongst spun leaves and flowers. The pupal cocoon is formed from a network of silk.
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Prey / Diet

Cochlearia officinalis (Common Scurvygrass)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0