PLUTELLIDAE of Australia
Diamondback Moths
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PLUTELLIDAE

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Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
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Stella Crossley

(updated 13 May 2010)

PLUTELLIDAE

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sometimes, this family is included as the subfamily PLUTELLINAE in GLYPHIPTERIGIDAE. The 28 named species of PLUTELLIDAE in Australia are :

  • Chrysorthenches lagarostrobi
  • Chrysorthenches microstrobi

    Diathryptica proterva

  • Diathryptica callibrya
  • Diathryptica theticopis

    Leuropena sera

  • Mychonoa mesozona

  • Orthenches epiphrycta
  • Orthenches liparochroa
  • Orthenches pleurosticta

  • Phalangitis crymorrhoa
  • Phalangitis pellochroa
  • Phalangitis triaria
  • Phalangitis tumultuosa
  • Phalangitis veterana

  • Plutella psammochroa
    Plutella xylostella : Cabbage Moth

  • Proditrix nielseni Giant Tasmanian Pandani Moth

  • Tonza purella

  • Tritymba acrospila
  • Tritymba aulophora
  • Tritymba dasybathra
  • Tritymba dianipha
  • Tritymba diatoma
  • Tritymba ochrocera
  • Tritymba pamphaea
  • Tritymba stichogramma
  • Tritymba xanthocoma

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