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Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 261 No. 261 |

Diamondback Moth
Diamondback Moth (Plutella xylostella) – species of family “Plutellidae“

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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„Diamondback Moth“ also appeared in the following editions of Arthropods Daily