Rank Species | Genus Rhigognostis | |
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Similar Rhigognostis annulatella, Plutella porrectella, Plutella hyperboreella, Eana osseana, Glyphipterix haworthana | ||
Rhigognostis senilella, the rock-cress smudge, is a moth of the family Plutellidae. 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.
The larvae feed on Descurainia sophia, Hesperis matronalis, Cardamine pratensis, Arabis, Draba and Brassica species. They feed from within a web.
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