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

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Amaranthaceae[Chenopodiaceae] Brassicaceae Fabaceae Poaceae.  Host genera: Arachis Beta Brassica Erysimum Hesperis Iberis Lobularia Matthiola Saccharum Zea.  Notes: polyphagous (Robinson et al 2002); leaf miner (Eiseman 2020).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 2366 albovenosa Walsingham, 1907 (Plutella) brassicella Fitch, 1856 (Plutella) butalidella Turati, 1926 (Plutella) cicerella (Rondani, 1876) (Gelechia) cinerea (Geoffroy, in: Fourcroy, 1785) (Tinea) continentalis Zagulajev, 1981 (Plutella) cruciferarum Zeller, 1843 (Plutella) dubiosella Beutenmüller, 1889 (Plutella); TL: Aleutian Islands, AK. karsholtella Baraniak, 2007 (Plutella) limbipennella Clemens, 1860 (Plutella) maculipennis (Curtis, 1832) (Cerostoma) megapterella Bentinck, 1934 (Plutella) mollipedella Clemens, 1860 (Plutella)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Beutenmüller, W., 1889. Two new species of Tineidae from the Aleutian Islands. The Canadian Entomologist, 21: 27-. 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 Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist Species page at Moths of North Dakota.

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