Diamond-back Moth

Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Status .....One of the more regular migrant moths to reach Nottinghamshire, sometimes arriving as early as April and producing several broods during the year. Easily overlooked due to it's small (10mm length) size.
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Photographed at Market Warsop July 2026

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Photographed at Misson Carr April 2026

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Photographed at Lound Wood September 2010		Photographed at Market Warsop July 2013

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. Martin Kennewell. Neil Pinder. Jason Reece and Lily Reece. Christine Maxwell. Graham Beeley. David Atkinson.

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 March 2025


Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Plutella xylostella