BPBM 36269Entomology

Plutella xylostella

As recorded: Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1767)

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Plutellidae

Collected by: J. C. Bridwell
Date: March 21, 1917
Locality: Honolulu
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On March 21, 1917, J. C. Bridwell also collected 20 other specimens.

Plutella xylostella observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1917. 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 36269. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38157363. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/36269.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38157363 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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