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Plutella xylostella
As recorded: Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1767)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Plutellidae
- Collected by
- J. C. Bridwell
- Date
- March 20, 1917
- Locality
- Honolulu
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 20, 1917, J. C. Bridwell also collected 10 other specimens.
Plutella xylostella observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 29,322 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
Südstadt-Bult, Hannover, Deutschland
(c) Melanie Dabelstein-Fischer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Waikouaiti, New Zealand
(c) Aalbert Rebergen, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Plutella xylostella. BPBM 36263. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38156048. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/36263.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38156048 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
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