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Taxonomy of Family Plutellidae Guenée, 1845
Diamond-back moths, Diamondback Moths, Plutellid moths


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
98
10110
121799
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
78
8820
104491
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Yponomeutoidea
Stephens, 1829
Ermine Moths, Kin
14
473
4542
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyPlutellidae
Guenée, 1845
Diamond-back moths, Diamondback Moths, Plutellid moths
79
893
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Plutellidae Guenée, 1845
SubfamilyAcrolepiinae
Heinemann, 1870
Acrolepiiden, False Diamond-back moths
6
250
Genera
Species
SubfamilyGlyphiperiginae
Stainton, 1854
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPlutellinae
Guenée, 1845
  ⇒ Plutellidae
13
207
Genera
Species
GenusAnthonympha
Moriuti, 1971
9Species
GenusAntispastis
Meyrick, 1926
  ⇒ Acrolepia
3Species
GenusArrhetopista
Meyrick, 1936
1Species
GenusAutomachaeris
Meyrick, 1907
1Species
GenusBaerenschenkia
Mey, 2011
3Species
GenusBahrlutia
Amsel, 1935
2Species
GenusCadmogenes
Meyrick, 1923
1Species
GenusCalliathla
Meyrick, 1931
1Species
GenusCaunaca
Wallengren, 1880
  ⇒ Rhigognostis
2Species
GenusCharitoleuca
Meyrick, 1938
1Species
GenusCharixena
Meyrick, 1920
1Species
GenusConopotarsa
Meyrick, 1913
1Species
GenusCrdemnon
Wallengren, 1880
0Species
GenusCreagria
Sodoffsky, 1837
0Species
GenusDeryaxenistis
Mey, 2011
3Species
GenusDiastatica
Meyrick, 1938
1Species
GenusDieda
Diakonoff, 1955
1Species
GenusDoxophyrtis
Meyrick, 1914
1Species
GenusEndozestis
Meyrick, 1933
1Species
GenusEudolichura
Clarke, 1965
1Species
GenusEudophasia
Stephens, 1842
  ⇒ Eidophasia
1Species
GenusEumachaeristis
Meyrick, 1938
  ⇒ Rhigognostis
1Species
GenusEuota
Hübner, 0
0Species
GenusGenostele
Walsingham, 1900
3Species
GenusGypsosaris
Meyrick, 1909
1Species
GenusHelenodes
Meyrick, 1913
2Species
GenusHyperxena
Meyrick, 1882
2Species
GenusHypsilophus
Agassiz, 1846
1Species
GenusHypsolopha
Billberg, 1820
6Species
GenusHypsolophus
Illiger, 1801
21Species
GenusLepocnemis
Meyrick, 1913
2Species
GenusLeucoperna
1Species
GenusLeuroptila
Turner, 1923
  ⇒ Mychonoa
1Species
GenusMapa
Strand, 1911
1Species
GenusNiphodidactis
Meyrick, 1938
1Species
GenusOrthiostola
Meyrick, 1927
5Species
GenusParaphyllis
Meyrick, 1907
  ⇒ Tritymba
7Species
GenusParaprays
Rebel, 1910
  ⇒ Homadaula
1Species
GenusPararhigognostis
Baraniak & Agassiz, 2024
1Species
GenusParaxenis
3Species
GenusParaxenistis
Meyrick, 1919
9Species
GenusPericlymenobius
Wallengren, 1880
0Species
GenusPhilaustera
Meyrick, 1927
1Species
GenusPhilpottia
Broun, 1915
  ⇒ Charixena
4Species
GenusPhylacodes
Meyrick, 1905
1Species
GenusPlutellites
Kozlov, 1988
4Species
GenusPlutelloptera
Baraniak, 2007
  ⇒ Ypsolopha
6Species
GenusProditrix
Dugdale, 1987
11Species
GenusProtosynaema
Meyrick, 1885
5Species
GenusPseudoplutella
Schrank, 1802
  ⇒ Plutella
1Species
GenusPsychromnestra
Meyrick, 1924
3Species
GenusPyrozela
Meyrick, 1905
  ⇒ Epopsia
3Species
GenusScaeophanes
Meyrick, 1932
1Species
GenusSpyridarcha
Meyrick, 1913
1Species
GenusStachyotis
Meyrick, 1905
1Species
GenusStichotactis
Meyrick, 1930
  ⇒ Homadaula
1Species
GenusSubeidophasia
Weber, 1938
  ⇒ Rhigognostis
3Species
GenusYpsilophus
Oken, 1815
0Species
GenusYpsolophus
Latreille, 1796
  ⇒ Ypsolopha
276Species
GenusZarcinia
Chrétien, 1915
10Species

Synonyms
Plutellinae (Guenée, 1845)
Plutellini (Guenée, 1845)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Plutellidae
GermanHalbmotten, Schleiermotten, Schleiermotten und Halbmotten
EnglishDiamond-back moths, Diamondback Moths, Plutellid moths
DutchKoolmotten, Plutellamotjes, Springmotten
SwedishSenapsmalar
FinnishKaalikoit
NorwegianKorsblomstmøll


Distribution and Species lists of Plutellidae Guenée, 1845
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Afghanistan
2 Genera  6 Species
Albania
4 Genera  5 Species
Algeria
3 Genera  6 Species
Angola
2 Genera  2 Species
Argentina
2 Genera  5 Species
Australia
14 Genera  36 Species
Austria
7 Genera  33 Species
Belarus
2 Genera  3 Species
Belgium
6 Genera  16 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3 Genera  3 Species
Botswana
1 Genus  1 Species
Brazil
3 Genera  5 Species
Bulgaria
6 Genera  16 Species
Cambodia
1 Genus  1 Species
Cameroon
1 Genus  1 Species
Canada
8 Genera  27 Species
Cape Verde
1 Genus  2 Species
Central African Republic
1 Genus  1 Species
Chile
7 Genera  13 Species
China
6 Genera  24 Species
Colombia
3 Genera  3 Species
Cook Islands
1 Genus  1 Species
Costa Rica
2 Genera  2 Species
Croatia
6 Genera  32 Species
Cuba
3 Genera  3 Species
Cyprus
2 Genera  2 Species
Czech Republic
6 Genera  23 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
3 Genera  4 Species
Denmark
6 Genera  19 Species
Dominica
1 Genus  1 Species
Dominican Republic
1 Genus  1 Species
Ecuador
2 Genera  2 Species
Egypt
1 Genus  1 Species
Eritrea
1 Genus  1 Species
Estonia
6 Genera  10 Species
Ethiopia
3 Genera  7 Species
Fiji
2 Genera  3 Species
Finland
7 Genera  15 Species
France
6 Genera  50 Species
Gambia
1 Genus  1 Species
Georgia
1 Genus  1 Species
Germany
7 Genera  38 Species
Ghana
1 Genus  1 Species
Greece
6 Genera  21 Species
Guatemala
1 Genus  1 Species
Honduras
1 Genus  1 Species
Hungary
6 Genera  25 Species
Iceland
3 Genera  6 Species
India
6 Genera  13 Species
Indonesia
2 Genera  2 Species
Iran
2 Genera  2 Species
Iraq
1 Genus  1 Species
Ireland
6 Genera  16 Species
Israel
1 Genus  2 Species
Italy
6 Genera  37 Species
Japan
10 Genera  53 Species
Kazakhstan
1 Genus  1 Species
Kenya
6 Genera  9 Species
Kuwait
1 Genus  1 Species
Latvia
6 Genera  16 Species
Lesotho
1 Genus  1 Species
Libya
1 Genus  1 Species
Liechtenstein
2 Genera  3 Species
Lithuania
6 Genera  17 Species
Luxembourg
4 Genera  6 Species
Madagascar
4 Genera  7 Species
Malawi
4 Genera  6 Species
Malaysia
1 Genus  1 Species
Mali
1 Genus  1 Species
Malta
1 Genus  1 Species
Mauritius
3 Genera  4 Species
Mexico
2 Genera  2 Species
Micronesia
1 Genus  1 Species
Mongolia
3 Genera  6 Species
Montenegro
1 Genus  1 Species
Morocco
2 Genera  2 Species
Mozambique
1 Genus  1 Species
Namibia
4 Genera  4 Species
Netherlands
6 Genera  24 Species
New Zealand
11 Genera  43 Species
Norway
7 Genera  20 Species
Oman
1 Genus  1 Species
Pakistan
2 Genera  2 Species
Panama
2 Genera  2 Species
Papua New Guinea
1 Genus  1 Species
Paraguay
1 Genus  1 Species
Peru
2 Genera  2 Species
Poland
6 Genera  26 Species
Portugal
5 Genera  23 Species
Republic South Africa
10 Genera  20 Species
Romania
6 Genera  36 Species
Russia
12 Genera  73 Species
São Tomé and Príncipe
1 Genus  2 Species
Saudi Arabia
2 Genera  2 Species
Senegal
1 Genus  1 Species
Serbia
3 Genera  4 Species
Seychelles
2 Genera  5 Species
Sierra Leone
1 Genus  1 Species
Slovakia
6 Genera  23 Species
Slovenia
4 Genera  14 Species
Somalia
3 Genera  3 Species
Somaliland
1 Genus  1 Species
South Korea
4 Genera  4 Species
South Sudan
2 Genera  2 Species
Spain
6 Genera  26 Species
Sri Lanka
5 Genera  13 Species
Sudan
2 Genera  2 Species
Sweden
7 Genera  26 Species
Switzerland
6 Genera  28 Species
Syria
1 Genus  1 Species
Taiwan
8 Genera  13 Species
Tanzania
5 Genera  6 Species
Thailand
3 Genera  3 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
1 Genus  1 Species
Tunisia
1 Genus  1 Species
Turkey
7 Genera  18 Species
Turkmenistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Uganda
4 Genera  5 Species
Ukraine
5 Genera  19 Species
United Arab Emirates
1 Genus  1 Species
United Kingdom
9 Genera  36 Species
USA
10 Genera  57 Species
Yemen
5 Genera  6 Species
Zambia
1 Genus  1 Species
Zimbabwe
1 Genus  1 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


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