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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Plutella (P.) xylostella
Plutella xylostella(Linnaeus, 1758)
  1. Plutellidae
  2. Plutella
  3. Plutella
  4.  xylostella
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13-15 mm

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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular 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
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    BrassicaceaeAethionema arabicum
    BrassicaceaeAlliaria petiolataGarlic mustard
    BrassicaceaeAlyssumAlison
    BrassicaceaeArabidopsisRockcress
    BrassicaceaeArabisRockcress
    BrassicaceaeArmoracia rusticanaHorseradish
    BrassicaceaeAubrieta deltoideaLilacbush
    BrassicaceaeAurinia saxatilisBasket of Gold
    BrassicaceaeBarbarea vulgarisBittercress
    BrassicaceaeBiscutella
    BrassicaceaeBrassica napusRapeseed
    BrassicaceaeBrassica nigra
    BrassicaceaeBrassica oleraceaWild cabbage
    BrassicaceaeBraya
    BrassicaceaeBunias
    BrassicaceaeCakile maritimaEuropean Sea Rocket
    BrassicaceaeCalepina irregularis
    BrassicaceaeCamelina
    BrassicaceaeCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's Purse
    BrassicaceaeCardamineBitter-cress
    BrassicaceaeCardaria drabaWhitetop
    BrassicaceaeCochleariaScurvy-grass
    BrassicaceaeConringia orientalisHare's ear mustard
    BrassicaceaeCrambe cordifoliaGreater sea-kale
    BrassicaceaeCrambe koktebelica
    BrassicaceaeCrambe maritimaSea kale
    BrassicaceaeDiplotaxisWall-rocket
    BrassicaceaeEruca
    BrassicaceaeErucastrum
    BrassicaceaeErysimum cheiriWallflower
    BrassicaceaeHesperis matronalisDame's Violet
    BrassicaceaeHirschfeldia incanaShortpod mustard
    BrassicaceaeIberis Candytufts
    BrassicaceaeIsatis tinctoriaWoad
    BrassicaceaeLepidium sativumGarden cress
    BrassicaceaeLobularia
    BrassicaceaeLunaria annuaAnnual honesty
    BrassicaceaeMalcolmia littorea
    BrassicaceaeMatthiola longipetalaNight-scented stock
    BrassicaceaeMatthiola odoratissima
    BrassicaceaeMoricandia
    BrassicaceaeMyagrum perfoliatum
    BrassicaceaeNeslia paniculata
    BrassicaceaePeltaria
    BrassicaceaeRaphanus raphanistrumWild radish
    BrassicaceaeRaphanus sativusDaikon
    BrassicaceaeRorippaYellowcresses
    BrassicaceaeSinapis albaWhite mustard
    BrassicaceaeSinapis arvensisCharlock
    BrassicaceaeSisymbrium supinum
    BrassicaceaeThlaspiPennycress
    CapparaceaeCapparis spinosaCaper
    CleomaceaeCleome spinosaSpiny spiderflower
    CleomaceaeCleome viscosaAsian spiderflower
    ResedaceaeResedaMignonette
    TropaeolaceaeTropaeolumNasturtium
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Cerostoma maculipennisCurtis, 1832
    Plutella megapterellaBentinck, 1934
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    North American Moth Photographers Group
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult.

Giancarlo MediciItaly, Toano

Adult.

Jan ZielińskiPoland, Rzyki

Adult.

Thomas HuetFrance, Clitourps

Adult.

Michał BrzezińskiPoland, Kłodawa

Adult.

Grzegorz FirlitPoland, Bielawa

Adult.

Marek BartczakPoland, Łask-Kolumna

Larva.

Tomasz BinkiewiczPoland, Annopol

Traces of feeding.

Tomasz BinkiewiczPoland, Annopol

Pupa.

Tomasz BinkiewiczPoland, Annopol

Pupa.

Tomasz BinkiewiczPoland, Annopol
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