![]() | Australian Diamondback Moth S6, Vental, wingspan ~15mm | Tiger Cup Moth Dorsal | ![]() | |||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||
Order: | Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera) | ||||
Family: | Diamondback Moth (:Yponomeutoid Plutellidae) | ||||
Species: | Cabbage Moth (Plutella cf xylostella) | ||||
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Synonym: | Plutella xylostella-australiana | ||||
Other name: | Diamondback Moth | ||||
Thank you Alan Melville for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found in the Adelaide Hills and possibly elsewhere This introduced species is highly variable in it's colours. The antennae always have banding, however, and point forward. | |||||
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