Distribution map Copyright Martin Evans
 Life stages table Copyright Martin Evans  Life stages table Copyright Martin Evans

Plutellidae

18.004 Rock-cress Diamond-back Rhigognostis senilella (Zetterstedt, 1839)

Notable B

Similar species:

Forewing: 9 to 11mm

Habitats: Mountain slopes, breckland, damp meadows, fens and marshes.

Habits:

Foodplant: The larva feeds in a flimsy web on the underside of the leaves of Northern Rock-cress, other rock-cresses, Dame's-violet or Flixweed. It pupates in an open netted cocoon under a leaf or in the leaf litter.