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Plutellidae
36a0180 – 2366   Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758)
             Diamondback

© Charles Melton
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Synonymy:
  • xylostella Linnaeus 1758 (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 2366
  • albovenosa Walsingham 1907 (Plutella)
  • brassicella Fitch 1856 (Plutella)
  • cicerella Rondani 1876 (Gelechia)
  • continentalis Zagulajev 1981 (Plutella)
  • cruciferarum Zeller 1843 (Plutella)
  • dentella Fabricius 1794 (Alucita)
  • dubiosella Beutenmüller 1889 (Plutella)
  • karsholtella Baraniak 2007 (Plutella)
  • limbipennella Clemens 1860 (Plutella)
  • maculipennis Curtis 1832 (Cerostoma)
  • megapterella Bentinck 1934 (Plutella)
  • mollipedella Clemens 1860 (Plutella)
  • References
    Plutella xylostella
    © Machele White
    Plutella xylostella
    © Valerie G. Bugh
    Plutella xylostella
    © David Reed
    Plutella xylostella
    © John Davis
    Plutella xylostella
    CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
    Plutella xylostella
    14mm – © Jim Vargo
    Plutella xylostella
    14mm – © Jim Vargo

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