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    Species Accepted

    Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1767)

    Diamond Backed Moth
    EukaryotaAnimalia...Plutella

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      Recorded as introduced in 12 countries or islands

      12 results
      Introduced inAccording toInvasiveOccurrences in GBIF
      United Arab EmiratesNo
      Costa RicaNo
      DominicaNo
      EcuadorNoUnknown
      EcuadorNo
      SeychellesYes
      SeychellesNo
      Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaYes
      United States of AmericaNo
      United States of AmericaNo
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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      14 results
      Diamond Backed Moth English
      Diamond-back Moth English
      Diamond-backed Moth English
      Gwyfyn Cefn Diamwnt Welsh
      Gwyfynod Cefn Diamwnt Welsh
      Koolstippelmot Dutch
      Kålmøl Danish
      cabbage moth English
      diamondback moth English
      kaalikoi Finnish

      Treatments

      Source: Catalogue of Life
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      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      16 results
      Clemens, B. (1860). Contributions to American Lepidopterology.—No. 3.
      Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
      Fourcroy, A. F. (1785). Entomologia Parisiensis; Sive catalogus insectorum quae in agro Parisiensi reperiuntur; secundum methodum Geoffraeanum in sectiones, genera & species distributus: Cui addita sunt nomina trivialia & fere trecentae novae species. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25563905
      Curtis, J. (1823). British Entomology; being Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects found in Great Britain and Ireland etc. Lepidoptera. Part. II. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47894757
      Fabricius, J. C. (1798). Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52749343%20https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52749343
      Zetterstedt, J. W. (1839). Insecta Lapponica. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8316770
      Bentinck, G. A. (1934). Plutella megapterella mihi nov. spec. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28278332
      Fitch, A. (1855). First report of the noxious, beneficial and other insects of the State of New York, made to the State Agricultural Society, pursuant to an appropriation for this purpose from the legislature of the State.
      Beutenmüller, W. (1889). Two new species of Tineidae from the Aleutian Islands.
      Jörgensen, Olafsson, Pettersson, Taksdal, & Varis. (1987). Nordiske navne på skadedyr og nogle nyttedyr.

      Citation

      Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1767) in undefined