Eidophasia messingiella (Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1840) Species
Last modified: May 29, 2026, 8:53 a.m.
A very rare species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Plutellidae > Genus: Eidophasia > Species: Eidophasia messingiella
- Vernacular names
- Kruidkersmot (NL)
- First mention in Belgium
- Fologne E. 1860. Lépidoptères et chenilles observés en Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 4: 108–112. On page 111 (as Plutella Messingiella. F. V. R.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larvae bore through a shoot of the host plant and make holes in the leaves. Later it feeds on the underside of a leaf.
Pupation in an open network cocoon on the food plant or amongst detritus on the ground.
The moths come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from May to late July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Cardamine amara and Cardaria draba
The larvae live on Cardaria draba and Cardamine amara.
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