Maryland Biodiversity Project - Diamondback Moth (Plutella xylostella)

Diamondback Moth Plutella xylostella Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms: Diamond-backed Moth, Hodges #2366.

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Lepidoptera > Family Plutellidae > Genus Plutella Diamondback Moth - Plutella xylostella - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/5817

There are 429 records in the project database.

A Diamondback Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/19/2018). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Diamondback Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/3/2014). Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Diamondback Moth in Pasadena, Maryland (7/27/2013). Introduced from Europe before the 1850s (Beadle et al). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Diamondback Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/1/2017). Photo by Barbara Thurlow. (MBP list)

A Diamondback Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/28/2018). Determined by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide. Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

A Diamondback Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/4/2019). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Diamondback Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/26/2016). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Diamondback Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (3/29/2019). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Diamondback Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/17/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Diamondback Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/19/2017). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Diamondback Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/19/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Diamondback Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/12/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Diamondback Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/10/2017). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Diamondback Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/31/2015). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Diamondback Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/6/2020). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A Diamondback Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/7/2015). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Diamondback Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (4/12/2006). Photo by Arlene Ripley. (MBP list)

A Diamondback Moth captured by Bob Patterson in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/24/2004). Photo by Larry Line. (MBP list)

A Diamondback Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/24/2014). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Diamondback Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/22/2014). Photo by Shannon Schade. (MBP list)

Diamondback Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/5/2006). Determined by Bob Patterson/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

A Diamondback Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/13/2017). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Diamondback Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/18/2017). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Diamondback Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/24/2014). (c) jdyoung128, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by jdyoung128 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Diamondback Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/26/2014). (c) jdyoung128, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by jdyoung128 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

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