Family: Yponomeutidae        Sub-family: Plutellinae 468     *     Rhigognostis incarnatella Wingspan: 17-21mm Flight time: September-April. Possibly double-brooded in Ireland with records from February-November. Larva are thought to feed on Dame's Violet (Hesperis matronalis), the pupa forming a cocoon on leaf. Similar: 464 Diamond-back Moth, Plutella xylostella

Rhigognostis incarnatella
Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. March 2011