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Diamond-back Moth

Plutella xylostella

Classification

Class
Insecta

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.

Distribution

Martien van den Heuvel · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 23,449Germany · 5,934United Kingdom · 4,200France · 1,087Spain · 1,076Italy · 328Switzerland · 295Belgium · 275Luxembourg · 97Peru · 2