Maryland Biodiversity Project - Dame's Rocket Moth (Plutella porrectella)

Dame's Rocket Moth Plutella porrectella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms: Hodges #2363, P3 #360084.

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Lepidoptera > Family Plutellidae > Genus Plutella Dame's Rocket Moth - Plutella porrectella - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/19494

Host plants are Hesperis species, most often Dames Rocket.

There are 3 records in the project database.

A Dame's Rocket Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (5/20/2018). Verified by Bob Biagi/BugGuide. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Dame's Rocket Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (4/21/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Dame's Rocket Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/24/2018). Photo by Mark Eanes. (MBP list)

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