Diamondback Moth, 小菜蛾
Plutella xylostella
Life History 3
The diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella), sometimes called cabbage moth, is a European moth believed to originate in the Mediterranean region that has since spread worldwide. The moth has a short life cycle (14 days at 25°C), is highly fecund and capable of migrating long distances. It is one of the most important pests of cruciferous crops in the world and will usually only feed on plants that produce glucosinolates. However, not all of these plants are...
Distribution 4
found globally in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate areas, migrates / disperses to cool temperate and even cold zones
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- Adapted by Roger C. Kendrick from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutella_xylostella
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