Plutella xylostella

As recorded: Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1767)

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Plutellidae

Collected by: R. C. L. Perkins
Date: September 1, 1892
Locality: Kona
Identified by: Walsingham
Record type: Preserved specimen

83 Bishop specimens of Plutella xylostella · collected 1892–1978Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 1, 1892, R. C. L. Perkins also collected 24+ other specimens.

Plutella xylostella observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1892. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 29,361 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.

2026-10-31

Barrack St Hay Street Mall, Perth WA 6000, Australia

(c) annahd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-31

Barbauld Road, London N16 9JR, UK

(c) vicki hird, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-30

22 Eyre Hwy, Nullarbor SA 5690, Australia

(c) Paddy Kemner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29

Texas, US

(c) Dirk Strider, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29

9661 Kamen Bryag, Bulgaria

no rights reserved

2026-10-28

Texas, US

(c) Dirk Strider, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Plutella xylostella. BPBM 36218. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38160832. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/36218.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38160832 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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