Plutella xylostella
As recorded: Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1767)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Plutellidae
- Collected by
- J. C. Bridwell
- Date
- March 19, 1917
- Locality
- Honolulu
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 19, 1917, J. C. Bridwell also collected 9 other specimens.
Plutella xylostella observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 29,308 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 36248. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38160621. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/36248.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38160621 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
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