Plutellidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Lepidoptera, class Insecta. The family contains 8 accepted species worldwide.
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Plutella porrectella Linnaeus, 1758
Plutella porrectella is a Plutellidae moth found across Eurasia whose larvae fee…
Eidophasia messingiella Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1839
Eidophasia messingiella is a plutellid moth found in most of Europe, whose larva…
Ypsolophus ustella (Clerck, 1759)
Ypsolopha ustella, the variable ypsolopha moth, is a variable Ypsolophidae moth …
Charixena iridoxa (Meyrick, 1916)
Charixena iridoxa is a rare-to-observe moth endemic to New Zealand whose larvae …
Doxophyrtis hydrocosma Meyrick, 1914
Doxophyrtis hydrocosma is an endemic moth of New Zealand whose larvae feed on Ni…
Leuroperna sera (Meyrick, 1885)
Leuroperna sera is a relatively common crucifer-feeding moth that is a self-intr…
Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1767)
Plutella xylostella, the diamondback moth, is a globally distributed small moth …
Plutellidae animals belong to the Lepidoptera order in the Animalia kingdom. It is a variable species that has numerous distinct colour forms. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Plutellidae is classified in the order Lepidoptera, class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda. These leaf mines have a distinctive zig-zag shape.
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