Plutella xylostella
Diamondback Moth at Chiltern, VIC
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| Plutella xylostella | ibaird | 30 Sep 2025 | ||
| Plutella xylostella | WendyEM | 29 Sep 2025 | ||
| Unverified | KylieWaldon | 29 Sep 2025 |
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wow. this is one of the coolest new (to me) moths I've seen for a while. it flew up from the ground onto this grass, otherwise I don't think I would have seen it. So pretty.
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Location information
- Places Chiltern, VIC
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- KylieWaldon 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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5 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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