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Rhigognostis senilella (Rock-cress Smudge)

Synonyms: Plutella senilella (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Rhigognostis senilella, the Rock-cress Smudge, is a moth of the Plutellidae family. It is found in Iceland, Ireland, Great Britain, France, Germany, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Serbia, Hungary, Poland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Russia and on Sardinia. Outside of Europe, the range extends to the Caucasus, Central Asia and Japan. It is also found on Greenland. The habitat consists of rocky areas such as coastal or mountain areas. The wingspan is 19–23 mm. Adults are on wing from August to October and, after overwintering, from April to June.
View Wikipedia Record: Rhigognostis senilella

Prey / Diet

Cardamine pratensis atlantica (Cuckoo Flower)[1]
Descurainia sophia (flixweed)[1]
Hesperis matronalis (Dame's Rocket)[1]

External References

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Citations

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