Photo © Ian Thirlwell
Eidophasia messingiella
Checklist Number18.007 [B&F: 0469]
Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)
Classification
| Family: | Plutellidae |
| Subfamily: | Plutellinae |
| Genus: | Eidophasia |
| Species: | messingiella |
| Authority: | (Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1840) |
Local on waste ground throughout much of southern England and Wales, north to Lancashire. In Hampshire, recorded very frequently on an annual basis in the Portsmouth area, with a few localised records from the 1990s in the north of the county. First recorded from the Isle of Wight in 2014 at Shanklin, where it has occurred again in recent years. Wingspan 14-16 mm. Bold cream stripe across centre of forewing and two pale rings on tip of dark antennae are characteristic of this fairly distinctive species. Larva feeds on Hoary Cress.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
