18.001 .... B&F 0464
Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Status .....One of the more regular migrant moths to reach Nottinghamshire. Easily overlooked due to it's small (1cm length) size.
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Photographed at Lound Wood September 2010   Photographed at Market Warsop July 2013
 
 
Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Plutella xylostella
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Lound Moth Group. David Hursthouse. Phil Lee. Wil Heeney. Tim Sexton. Phil Cadman. Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014. Pauline Bradford. Ian Hunt. Sean Tobin. NBGRC. Melanie Newman. Meg Skinner. Martin Gray. Steven Chick. Barry Lygo. Ian Blackmore-Allen. Iain Leach, Kate Harte and Paul Baker (Budby South Forest Moth Trapping Results). Tom Shields. Ian Ellis. Brian Wetton. Graham Beeley. J.T. Radford.

You can contribute your own records to help us gain an accurate status of this species in Nottinghamshire. Send an Excel spreadsheet of your records via the 'contact us' link at the top of the homepage.

Updated January 2024
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