Plutella xylostella

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Diamondback Moth at Theodore, ACT

Plutella xylostella at Theodore, ACT - suppressed

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Philorheithridae family	ibaird	9 hrs ago
Trichoptera (order)	ibaird	9 hrs ago
Plutella xylostella	WendyEM	12 hrs ago
Plutella xylostella	ChrisSutevski	Yesterday

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4 comments

ibaird

9 hrs ago

I do not see the whitish dorsal view with scalloped edges that I expect to see for Plutella (genus).

ibaird

9 hrs ago

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

WendyEM

6 hrs ago

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

WendyEM

6 hrs ago

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.

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Location information

Places Theodore, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
ChrisSutevski Recorded by
5mm to 12mm Animal size

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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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