Plutella armoraciae

Plutella armoraciae is a moth of the family Plutellidae. It is found in north-western North America.

Plutella armoraciae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Plutellidae
Genus:	Plutella
Species:	P. armoraciae
Binomial name
Plutella armoraciae Busck, 1912[1]
Synonyms
Plutella amoraciae Marsh, 1913 Plutella monochlora Meyrick, 1914

The wingspan is about 18 mm. Adults superficially look like a very pale Plutella xylostella.

The larvae feed on Armoracia species.^[2]