Photo © Andy Mitchell
Plutella porrectella
Checklist Number18.003 [B&F: 0465]
Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)
Classification
| Family: | Plutellidae |
| Subfamily: | Plutellinae |
| Genus: | Plutella |
| Species: | porrectella |
| Authority: | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Common wherever the foodplant occurs, throughout the British Isles. In Hampshire the foodplant is local and so is the moth; there are only a very few records from the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 14-17 mm. Similar to Diamond-back Moth P. xylostella but slightly larger and more striated, and with three darkish rings on tip of antennae (MBGBI Vol 3). Larva feeds on Dame's-violet, beneath a silken web, often several together.
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)
