Irish moths

Diamond-back Moth, Plutella xylostella

Family: Yponomeutidae       Sub-family: Plutellinae

464     *     Diamond-back Moth     *     Plutella xylostella


Photograph confirmed on Back Garden Moths forum.
The previous photographs shown were of Rhigognostis incarnatella

Wingspan: 13-15mm
Flight time: May-September, breeding migrant

Larval food plant: Brassicas.

Similar: Rhigognostis incarnatella

Diamond-back Moth, Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth, Plutella xylostella
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. September 2010

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