Plutella xylostella (Diamond-back Moth)
Originator: Frode Falkenberg
Systematics :
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Articulate animals)
Class: Insecta (Insects)
Order: Lepidoptera (Moths and butterflies)
Group: «Micro-heterocera» (Micro-moths)
Family: Plutellidae
Subfamily: Plutellinae
Genus: Plutella
Species: Plutella xylostella (Diamond-back Moth)
Other names: kålmøll
Norwegian name: Vandrekålmøll
Host plants: Alliaria petiolata, Alyssum, Arabis, Armoracia, Barbarea, Brassica, Cakile maritima, Cardamine, Isatis tinctoria, Raphanus raphanistrum, Reseda, Sinapis
Confusion species: Plutella haasi, Plutella porrectella (Grey-streaked Smudge), Rhigognostis annulatella, Rhigognostis incarnatella