Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Plutella xylostella
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Superfamily
Yponomeutoidea
Family
Plutellidae
Genus
Plutella
Species
xylostella
Taxon category: Accepted
Taxon origin: Introduced - established
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Contaminant
Subpathway: Food contaminant
Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive
Year of first record: 2004
- Roque-Albelo, L. Landry, B. (2016) CDF Checklist of Galapagos Butterflies and Moths Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Ecuador, 32 pp.