From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rhigognostis annulatella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Plutellidae
Genus: Rhigognostis
Species:
R. annulatella
Binomial name
Rhigognostis annulatella
( Curtis, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Cerostoma annulatella Curtis, 1832
  • Plutella bicingulata Zeller, 1839

Rhigognostis annulatella (ringed diamond-back or annulated smudge) is a moth of the family Plutellidae. It is found in most of Europe.

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The head is whitish, with some dark fuscous hairs. Tuft of palpi very short. Forewings light fuscous, much suffused with whitish - ochreous, with scattered dark fuscous strigulae; an ochreous-whitish dorsal streak from base to tornus, upper edge with triangular projections before and beyond middle, towards base blackish-edged. Hindwings are light grey. The larva is green; spots black, conspicuous; head and 2 black-speckled. [1]

Adults are on wing from July onwards, and overwinter in this stage, occurring on the wing until April.

The larvae feed on Cochlearia officinalis.

References

  1. ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

External links


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rhigognostis annulatella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Plutellidae
Genus: Rhigognostis
Species:
R. annulatella
Binomial name
Rhigognostis annulatella
( Curtis, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Cerostoma annulatella Curtis, 1832
  • Plutella bicingulata Zeller, 1839

Rhigognostis annulatella (ringed diamond-back or annulated smudge) is a moth of the family Plutellidae. It is found in most of Europe.

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The head is whitish, with some dark fuscous hairs. Tuft of palpi very short. Forewings light fuscous, much suffused with whitish - ochreous, with scattered dark fuscous strigulae; an ochreous-whitish dorsal streak from base to tornus, upper edge with triangular projections before and beyond middle, towards base blackish-edged. Hindwings are light grey. The larva is green; spots black, conspicuous; head and 2 black-speckled. [1]

Adults are on wing from July onwards, and overwinter in this stage, occurring on the wing until April.

The larvae feed on Cochlearia officinalis.

References

  1. ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

External links



Videos

Youtube | Vimeo | Bing

Websites

Google | Yahoo | Bing

Encyclopedia

Google | Yahoo | Bing

Facebook