Diamond-back Moth

Plutella xylostella

(Linnaeus, 1758)

National status

Unassessed

Local assessment

Unassessed

Statistics

Occurrences

1,879 since 2000 2,418 all time

Occupied 1 km squares

141 since 2000 155 all time

Earliest occurrence

1968

Latest occurrence

2026

Distribution

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Occurrence since 1950

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This chart should not be relied upon for an indication of species status as variations in recording effort can heavily affect the count of occurrences and occupied 1km squares.

Monthly occurrences

Data sources

Local species recorders

Lincolnshire Biodiversity Partnership (now the GLNP).

Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.

Sustainable Caistor.

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Cite this page

GLNP (2026). Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758) species profile, in Greater Lincolnshire Nature Partnership (ed.) Greater Lincolnshire species data bank. Available at: http://glincsson.glnp.org.uk/view?t=NHMSYS0000503886 (Accessed 15 October 2026).