Plutella xylostella
As recorded: Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1767)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Plutellidae
- Collected by
- J. W. Beardsley
- Date
- September 17, 1964
- Locality
- North Island
- Identified by
- J. W. Beardsley
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 17, 1964, J. W. Beardsley also collected 4 other specimens.
Plutella xylostella observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 29,329 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-30.
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)
2026-10-28
Chociszewo, Polska
(c) Lucyna Bugiera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Südstadt-Bult, Hannover, Deutschland
(c) Melanie Dabelstein-Fischer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Plutella xylostella. BPBM 36222. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38162446. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/36222.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38162446 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
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