| Moths of North Dakota |
Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus 1758)
| Common name: Diamondback moth.
Hodges #: 2366. Identification: Rfw 6.12 mm, inner margin of fw white with wood-brown over-scales, proboscis without scales. Similar species: none known from ND. Distribution: introduced from Eurasia, found throughout U. S. and southern Canada. Hosts: larvae feed on Brassicaceae– mustards, economically important pest of Canola.
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ND, Cass Co., Fargo, NDSU lab culture, 17- V- 1994, P. Kmec.
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