
Plutella xylostella
As recorded: Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1767)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Plutellidae
- Collected by
- D. T. Fullaway
- Date
- April 1, 1923
- Locality
- Ocean Island
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 1, 1923, D. T. Fullaway also collected 16 other specimens.
Plutella xylostella observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 29,309 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
Südstadt-Bult, Hannover, Deutschland
(c) Melanie Dabelstein-Fischer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Poroti 0179, New Zealand
(c) Lindsay Alexander, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Bernsdorf Kamenzer Straße 1, 02994 Bernsdorf, Deutschland
(c) heminna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Victoria, AU
(c) Cassandra, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Buch, Bezirk Pankow, Berlin, Deutschland
(c) Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-26
Adelsdorf, Deutschland
(c) uwe_kaempf_karwendel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Plutella xylostella. BPBM 36203. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38160774. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/36203.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38160774 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
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