Plutella haasi
Checklist Number18.002 [B&F: 0465a]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Plutellidae |
| Subfamily: | Plutellinae |
| Genus: | Plutella |
| Species: | haasi |
| Authority: | Staudinger, 1883 |
Endangered (proposed as a future Red Data Book species). Recorded only once in Britain, at rest on flowers of thrift at an altitude of 750 m on Beinn Eighe, Wester Ross, Scotland on 11 July 1954 (MBGBI Vol 3); perhaps overlooked elsewhere. Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 13-16 mm. Larva feeds on Common Scurvygrass, Common Whitlowgrass and Alpine Rock-cress, beneath a silken web.
