Rhigognostis incarnatella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Plutellidae
Genus: Rhigognostis
Species:
R. incarnatella
Binomial name
Rhigognostis incarnatella
(Steudel, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
  • Plutella incarnatella Steudel, 1873

Rhigognostis incarnatella, the Scotch smudge, is a moth of the family Plutellidae. It was described by Wilhelm Steudel in 1873. It is found in most of Europe.

The wingspan is 17–21 mm. Adults are on wing from September to April in one generation per year, overwintering by hiding in thick cover.[2]

The larvae feed on Hesperis matronalis, Cardamine bulbifera, Sisymbrium, Alliaria and Cheiranthus species form beneath a silken web.

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ Kimber, Ian. "18.006 BF468 Rhigognostis incarnatella (Steudel, 1873)". UKMoths. Retrieved 16 August 2019.


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