Plutella xylostella, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758)
MOTH INFO
Plutella xylostella is a moth of the family Plutellidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phalaena (Tinea) xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tinea cinerea (Geoffroy, 1785)
Cerostoma maculipennis (Curtis, 1832)
Plutella annulatellus (Wood, 1839)
Plutella cruciferarum (Zeller, 1843)
Plutella brassicella (Fitch, 1856)
Plutella limbipennella (Clemens, 1860)
Plutella mollipedella (Clemens, 1860)
Gelechia cicerella (Rondani, 1876)
Plutella galeatella (Mabille, 1888)
Cerostoma dubiosella (Beutenmüller, 1889)
Plutella albovenosa (Walsingham, 1907)
Plutella megapterella (Bentinck, 1934)
Common name
Diamond-back Moth
Classification
Superfamily: Yponomeutoidea > Family: Plutellidae > Genus: Plutella
Wingspan
13-15 mm
Habitat
Phrygana, olive grooves, fields, meadows, and gardens.
Food plant
The larva is polyphagous and feeds on the leaves of a variety of plants i.e. Brassicaceae (Arabis, Alyssum, Aubrieta deltoidea, Biscutella, Lunaria annua, Brassica, Cakile maritima, Cardamine, Raphanus, Sinapis), Resedaceae (Reseda), Tropaeolaceae (Tropaeolum), Capparaceae (Capparis spinosa), etc.
Flight period
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