18.007 BF469  -  Plutellidae - Eidophasia messingiella - White-barred Pointer - (Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1840) Adult Micro:  CAT 1 - Distinctive Species -       PDF Icon - click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon - click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Brown -  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Micro  >>  Plutellidae Other Name/s: Bitter-cress Diamond-back ID Difficulty:  green  - easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: Very distinctive chocolate brown forewing with a creamy white central cross band, and a small creamy blotch about two thirds along the costa.
Distribution:  (Last record: 24/06/2005 at Mercaston )  -  Significant record – Harrison & Sterling record Long Eaton 1982; and Matlock 1979; DaNES record Mercaston 24/6/2005 D.Budworth.
Flight Period: June /  July /  -  One generation June-July Moth Activity: Cathemeral   - and is attracted to light Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 18 March 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 14-16mm
Food Plant: Hoary Cress
Last Recorded Date: 24/06/2005
Last Recorded By: The late Dave Budworth
Last Recorded General Area: Mercaston
No First Date Information Recorded

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