Kingdom Animalia Order Lepidoptera Genus Plutella Higher classification Plutella | Phylum Arthropoda Family Plutellidae Scientific name Plutella porrectella Rank Species | |
Similar Plutella, Plutellidae, Ypsolopha dentella, Rhigognostis annulatella, Agonopterix arenella | ||
Plutella porrectella is a moth of the Plutellidae family found in Europe, the Caucasus, southern Siberia and Asia Minor.
The wingspan is 14–17 mm. Adults are on wing in May and again from July to August.
The larvae feed on Brassicaceae species, including Hesperis matronalis. They distort or connect the leaves of their host plants with small amounts of silk.
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