Plutella xylostella
Diamondback Moth at Theodore, ACT
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| Plutella xylostella | WendyEM | 13 Oct 2026 | |
| Plutella xylostella | ChrisSutevski | 12 Oct 2026 |
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5 comments
13 Oct 2026
I do not see the whitish dorsal view with scalloped edges that I expect to see for Plutella (genus).
13 Oct 2026
Family Philorheithridae?
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/373124-Philorheithridae
For example:-
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/94153c90-8b54-482e-a4f8-08af78dfafd7
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/373124-Philorheithridae
For example:-
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/94153c90-8b54-482e-a4f8-08af78dfafd7
13 Oct 2026
I was going by ones like this
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/399671100
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/397537518
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=PHLCD029-11
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/399671100
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/397537518
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=PHLCD029-11
13 Oct 2026
I don't think it is a caddisfly. I can't see the long forward facing mouthparts. Philorheithridae don't appear to have banded antennae.
Location information
- Places Theodore, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- ChrisSutevski Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- ChrisSutevski NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Plutella xylostella Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Plutella xylostella Scientific name
- Diamondback Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 760.4m Recorded at altitude
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4 / 7
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