Moths of North Carolina
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Sole representative of Plutellidae in NC
218 NC Records

Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758) - Diamondback Moth

Plutella xylostellaPlutella xylostellaPlutella xylostella
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Yponomeutoidea Family: PlutellidaeSubfamily: [Plutellinae]Tribe: [Plutellini]P3 Number: 36a0180 MONA Number: 2366.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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