Eidophasia vanella

Eidophasia vanella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Plutellidae
Genus: Eidophasia
Species: E. vanella
Binomial name
Eidophasia vanella
(Walsingham, 1881)[1]
Synonyms
  • Plutella vanella Walsingham, 1881

Eidophasia vanella is a moth of the Plutellidae family. It is found in North America from Alberta to California.

The length of the forewings is 7.5-8.5 mm.

The larvae feed on various plants, including Vicia gigantea and Osmorhiza species.[2]

References

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