Rhigognostis senilella

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.[1] Outside of Europe, the range extends to the Caucasus, Central Asia and Japan.[2] It is also found on Greenland. The habitat consists of rocky areas such as coastal or mountain areas.

Rhigognostis senilella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Plutellidae
Genus:
Rhigognostis
Species:
R. senilella
Binomial name
Rhigognostis senilella
(Zetterstedt, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Plutella senilella Zetterstedt, 1839
  • Plutella dalella Stainton, 1849
  • Plutella marmorisella Wocke, 1849
  • Plutella septentrionum Zeller, 1857

The wingspan is 19–23 mm. Adults are on wing from August to October and, after overwintering, from April to June.[3]

The larvae feed on Descurainia sophia, Hesperis matronalis, Cardamine pratensis, Arabis, Draba and Brassica species. They feed from within a web.[4]

References
  1. "Fauna Europaea : Taxon Details". Faunaeur.org. 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
  2. "Rhigognostis". Nic.funet.fi. 2014-08-24. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
  3. "Rhigognostis senilella (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)". 2012-04-22. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
  4. "Rhigognostis senilella". UKMoths. Retrieved 2015-03-03.


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