Hello, from Steve Garten and welcome to my weird and wonderful world of moths.

Iā€™m amateur Lepidopterist, I trap and record moth species on my six acre wildlife meadow at Tibenham Norfolk, UK.

The list of moths listed in this Micro-moths blog and the Macro Moths blog are the species I have recorded since 2015.

Diamond-back Moth - Plutella xylostella.

Diamond-back Moth - Plutella xylostella. A micro moth species from the family of Plutellidae. The moth has a wingspan of 13 to 15 mm. A distinctive moth with a "diamond" like pattern along its back. Its habitat is all types throughout the British Isles, becoming established under favourable conditions when occasionally reaching plague proportions on farms where cabbages are grown. This moth can be found on the wing between May and September when two or more generations occur. The species' life history is that the larva feeds on the leaves of certain types of vegetables and weeds. This species is a common immigrant from mainland Europe.

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