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Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Larva of Diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella, also called cabbage moth. El Occidente, Santa Cruz. Photo: Julia Bolaños, CDF, 2020.
Larva of Diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella, also called cabbage moth. El Occidente, Santa Cruz. Photo: Julia Bolaños, CDF, 2020.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Lepidoptera

Superfamily
Yponomeutoidea

Family
Plutellidae

Genus
Plutella

Species
xylostella

Taxon category: Accepted

Taxon origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: Food contaminant

Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive

Year of first record: 2004

References

  • Roque-Albelo, L. Landry, B. (2016) CDF Checklist of Galapagos Butterflies and Moths Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Ecuador, 32 pp.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Plutella xylostella", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7304. Accessed 5 May 2024.