Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Diamond Backed Moth, Diamond-back Moth)

Interactions where Plutella xylostella is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
caterpillar (hypophyllous, nocturnal, web-inhabiting) hypophyllous, nocturnal, web-inhabiting caterpillar feeds from web on live leaf Brassica cabbages, mustards, turnips and rape Brassicales: Brassicaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Plutellidae/Plutella xylostella/Plutella xylostelladiamond backed moth, diamond-back mothhypophyllous, nocturnal, web-inhabitingcaterpillar Foodplant / web feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica/Brassicacabbages, mustards, turnips and rapeliveleaf

Interactions where Plutella xylostella is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
larva may be infected by Foreign Erynia radicans an entomophagous fungus Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae Competition and co-existence of Zoophthora radicans and Pandora blunckii, two co-occurring fungal pathogens of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella, Guzman-Franco, A.W., Clark, S.J., Alderson, P.G. & Pell, J.K., 2009
 /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Erynia radicans/Erynia radicansan entomophagous fungus Animal / pathogenForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Plutellidae/Plutella xylostella/Plutella xylostelladiamond backed moth, diamond-back mothlarva infects larva
larva may be infected by Foreign Pandora bluncki Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae Competition and co-existence of Zoophthora radicans and Pandora blunckii, two co-occurring fungal pathogens of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella, Guzman-Franco, A.W., Clark, S.J., Alderson, P.G. & Pell, J.K., 2009
 /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Pandora bluncki/Pandora bluncki Animal / pathogenForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Plutellidae/Plutella xylostella/Plutella xylostelladiamond backed moth, diamond-back mothlarva infects larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Guzman-Franco, A.W., Clark, S.J., Alderson, P.G. & Pell, J.K., 2009Competition and co-existence of Zoophthora radicans and Pandora blunckii, two co-occurring fungal pathogens of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostellaMycol. Res. Vol 113 (11): 1312-1321.

Plutella xylostella (Diamond Backed Moth, Diamond-back Moth) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Plutella xylostella (Diamond Backed Moth, Diamond-back Moth) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPlutella xylostella (Diamond Backed Moth, Diamond-back Moth)
GenusPlutella (a genus of smudge micro-moths)
FamilyPLUTELLIDAE (a family of smudge micro-moths)
SuperfamilyYPONOMEUTOIDEA (small ermine, bent-wing, ermel and smudge micro-moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Plutella xylostella (Diamond Backed Moth, Diamond-back Moth)

Plutella xylostella (Diamond Backed Moth, Diamond-back Moth) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Parasitology

Guzman-Franco, A.W., Clark, S.J., Alderson, P.G. & Pell, J.K. 2009 Competition and co-existence of Zoophthora radicans and Pandora blunckii, two co-occurring fungal pathogens of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella Mycol. Res. Vol 113 (11): 1312-1321.

Pathology

Azidah, A.A., Fitton, M.G. & Quicke, D.L. 2000 Identification of the Diadegma species (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Campopleginae) attacking the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research Vol 90 (5): 375-389.
Furlong, M.J. & Pell, J.K. 2000 Conflicts between a Fungal Entomopathogen, Zoophthora radicans, and two Larval Parasitoids of the Diamondback Moth Journal of Invertebrate Pathology Vol 76 (2): 85-94.
Liu, S., Wang, X., Shi, Z. & Gebremeskel, Z.H. 2001 The biology of Diadromus collaris (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), a pupal parasitoid of Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), and its interactions with Oomyzus sokolowskii (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) Bulletin of Entomological Research Vol 91 (6): 461-469.
Shaw, M.R. 2014 A new record for Iran of Dolichogenidea appellator (Hym.: Braconidae: Microgastrinae), a larval endoparasitoid of diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Lep.: Plutellidae) Journal of Entomological Society of Iran Vol 33 (4): 81-82.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Plutella xylostella (Diamond Backed Moth, Diamond-back Moth):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 10 images of Plutella xylostella (Diamond Backed Moth, Diamond-back Moth)
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