Eidophasia

Stephens, 1842

A Holarctic of plutellid comprising 12 with heterogeneous . The genus currently lacks established , making species-level challenging. E. syenitella, a European representative, was recently redescribed with first documentation of for both sexes. Larval biology is documented for at least one species, indicating specialization on Brassicaceae .

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Eidophasia: /ˌaɪdoʊˈfeɪʒiə/

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Distribution

Holarctic; confirmed records from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Host Associations

  • Arabis - larval Brassicaceae; rockcress
  • rockcress - larval Brassicaceae

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