Diamondback Moth
Taken at
Barns Ness
on 15th June 2016 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode
Diamondback Moth.
Species:
Order:
Family:
Local Names:
Plutella xylostella.
Lepidoptera.
Plutellidae.
Cabbage moth.
Food
Length:
Wingspan:
Habitat:
Feature
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Nearly all members of the cabbage family
.
6 mm.
15 mm.
Around crop fields
Life cycle of only 14 days.