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Plutellidae 360083.00 – 2366 – Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758) – Diamondback Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Phalaena xylostella Linnaeus, 1758 • Plutella albovenosa Walsingham, 1907 • Plutella brassicella Fitch, 1856 • Gelechia cicerella Rondani, 1876 • Plutella continentalis Zagulajev, 1981 • Plutella cruciferarum Zeller, 1843 • Alucita dentella Fabricius, 1794 • Plutella dubiosella Beutenmüller, 1889 • Plutella karsholtella Baraniak, 2007 • Plutella limbipennella Clemens, 1860 • Cerostoma maculipennis Curtis, 1832 • Plutella megapterella Bentinck, 1934 • Plutella mollipedella Clemens, 1860

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Factsheet at Florida Featured Creatures. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 11.16m; p. 107. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species page at Moths of North Dakota.

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