Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 261 No. 261 |
The diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella), sometimes called the cabbage moth, is a moth species of the family Plutellidae and genus Plutella. The small, grayish-brown moth sometimes has a cream-colored band that forms a diamond along its back. The species may have originated in Europe, South Africa, or the Mediterranean region, but it has now spread worldwide.
Ancestry Graph
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„Metamorphosis“
Change is part of life. And nobody knows that better than a butterfly. A very personal story of evolution and transformation.
