''Rhigognostis'' is a genus of
butterfly
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
belonging to the family
Plutellidae
The Plutellidae are a family of moths commonly known as the diamondback moths, named after the diamondback moth (''Plutella xylostella'') of European origin. It was once considered to have three subfamilies: Plutellinae, Praydinae, and Scythrop ...
.
The genus was first described by Zeller in 1857.
The species of this genus are found in Europe and Northern America.
Species:
* ''
Rhigognostis kuusamoensis'' Kyrki, 1989
References
Plutellidae
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