| Plutella xylostella | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
13-15 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
AzərbaycancaKələm güvəsi 
CatalàArna dors de diamant CatalàTinya de la col 
ČeskyZápředníček polní 
DanskKålmøl 
DeutschKohlschabe 
EnglishDiamond-back Moth 
EspañolPalomilla dorso de diamante EspañolPolilla de la col 
FrançaisTeigne des choux FrançaisTeigne des crucifères 
ÍslenskaKálmölur 
ItalianoTignola delle crucifere 
LietuviųKopūstinė kandis 
MagyarKáposztamoly 
NederlandsKoolmot NederlandsKoolmotje 
NorskKålmøll 
PolskiTantniś krzyżowiaczek 
PortuguêsTraça das couves 
SlovenčinaMolička kapustová 
SvenskaKålmal 
БеларускаяСерпакрылая моль капусная 
РусскийСерпокрылая моль капустная 
УкраїнськаМіль капустяна 
中文小菜蛾 
日本語コナガ 
زبان_فارسیشاپرک کلم
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Brassicaceae Aethionema arabicum Brassicaceae Alliaria petiolata Garlic mustard Brassicaceae Alyssum Alison Brassicaceae Arabidopsis Rockcress Brassicaceae Arabis Rockcress Brassicaceae Armoracia rusticana Horseradish Brassicaceae Aubrieta deltoidea Lilacbush Brassicaceae Aurinia saxatilis Basket of Gold Brassicaceae Barbarea vulgaris Bittercress Brassicaceae Biscutella Brassicaceae Brassica napus Rapeseed Brassicaceae Brassica nigra Brassicaceae Brassica oleracea Wild cabbage Brassicaceae Braya Brassicaceae Bunias Brassicaceae Cakile maritima European Sea Rocket Brassicaceae Calepina irregularis Brassicaceae Camelina Brassicaceae Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's Purse Brassicaceae Cardamine Bitter-cress Brassicaceae Cardaria draba Whitetop Brassicaceae Cochlearia Scurvy-grass Brassicaceae Conringia orientalis Hare's ear mustard Brassicaceae Crambe cordifolia Greater sea-kale Brassicaceae Crambe koktebelica Brassicaceae Crambe maritima Sea kale Brassicaceae Diplotaxis Wall-rocket Brassicaceae Eruca Brassicaceae Erucastrum Brassicaceae Erysimum cheiri Wallflower Brassicaceae Hesperis matronalis Dame's Violet Brassicaceae Hirschfeldia incana Shortpod mustard Brassicaceae Iberis Candytufts Brassicaceae Isatis tinctoria Woad Brassicaceae Lepidium sativum Garden cress Brassicaceae Lobularia Brassicaceae Lunaria annua Annual honesty Brassicaceae Malcolmia littorea Brassicaceae Matthiola longipetala Night-scented stock Brassicaceae Matthiola odoratissima Brassicaceae Moricandia Brassicaceae Myagrum perfoliatum Brassicaceae Neslia paniculata Brassicaceae Peltaria Brassicaceae Raphanus raphanistrum Wild radish Brassicaceae Raphanus sativus Daikon Brassicaceae Rorippa Yellowcresses Brassicaceae Sinapis alba White mustard Brassicaceae Sinapis arvensis Charlock Brassicaceae Sisymbrium supinum Brassicaceae Thlaspi Pennycress Capparaceae Capparis spinosa Caper Cleomaceae Cleome spinosa Spiny spiderflower Cleomaceae Cleome viscosa Asian spiderflower Resedaceae Reseda Mignonette Tropaeolaceae Tropaeolum Nasturtium
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Cerostoma maculipennis Curtis, 1832 Plutella megapterella Bentinck, 1934
- Links
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Language Website Authors Lepiforum e. V. Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger North American Moth Photographers Group Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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