BPBM 36223Entomology

Plutella xylostella

As recorded: Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1767)

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Plutellidae

Collected by: G. D. Butler
Date: July 20, 1959
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On July 20, 1959, G. D. Butler also collected 24+ other specimens.

Plutella xylostella observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 29,358 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 36223. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38158185. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/36223.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38158185 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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