Plutella porrectella
Encyclopedia
Plutella porrectella is a moth
of the Plutellidae
family. It is found in Europe
, the Caucasus
, southern Siberia
and Asia Minor
.
The wingspan
is 14–17 mm. Adults are on wing in May and again from July to August.
The larvae feed on Brassicaceae
species, including Hesperis matronalis. They distort or connect the leaves of their host plant with a small amount of silk.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Plutellidae
Plutellidae
Plutellidae is a family of moths. Some authors consider this family to be a subfamily of Yponomeutidae.-Genera:*Acrolepia*Acrolepiopsis*Digitivalva*Eidophasia*Plutella...
family. It is found in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, the Caucasus
Caucasus
The Caucasus, also Caucas or Caucasia , is a geopolitical region at the border of Europe and Asia, and situated between the Black and the Caspian sea...
, southern Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
and Asia Minor
Asia Minor
Asia Minor is a geographical location at the westernmost protrusion of Asia, also called Anatolia, and corresponds to the western two thirds of the Asian part of Turkey...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 14–17 mm. Adults are on wing in May and again from July to August.
The larvae feed on Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae, a medium sized and economically important family of flowering plants , are informally known as the mustards, mustard flowers, the crucifers or the cabbage family....
species, including Hesperis matronalis. They distort or connect the leaves of their host plant with a small amount of silk.