Plutellidae

Family of moths

Plutellidae

Diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella)
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Superfamily:  | Yponomeutoidea
Family:  | Plutellidae
Guenée, 1845
Genera

See text

Diversity
About 200 species
Synonyms

* Plutellinae Guenée, 1845
* Plutellini Guenée, 1845

The Plutellidae are a family of moths commonly known as the diamondback moths, named after the diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) of European origin. It was once considered to have three subfamilies: Plutellinae, Praydinae, and Scythropiinae.[1] Praydinae was later elevated to its own family, Praydidae, while Scythropiinae has variously been moved to Yponomeutidae or also elevated to its own family.[2][3]

## Characteristics[edit]

Moths in this family are small to medium in size with wingspans ranging from 7 to 55 mm (0.3 to 2.2 in). The head usually bears smooth scales and the antennae are often thickened in the middle. The wings are elongated and the hindwings often bear long fringes. The forewings often appear to be sickle-shaped because of the arrangement of the fringes. The colouring is generally drab, with various banding and marking. The adults are mostly nocturnal or crepuscular. The larvae feed on the surfaces of leaves which they skeletonise. The host plants vary, but many are in the family Brassicaceae. Some species are economic pests, especially Plutella xylostella.[1]

## Genera[edit]

Below are the genera of the family Plutellidae:[4][5]

* Angoonopteryx Moriuti, 1983
* Anthonympha Moriuti, 1971
* Araeolepia Walsingham, 1881
* Arrhetopista Meyrick, 1936
* Automachaeris Meyrick, 1907
* Baerenschenkia Mey, 2011
* Bahrlutia Amsel, 1935
* Cadmogenes Meyrick, 1923
* Calliathla Meyrick, 1931
* Charitoleuca Meyrick, 1938
* Charixena Meyrick, 1920
* Chrysorthenches Dugdale, 1996
* Circoxena Meyrick, 1916
* Conopotarsa Meyrick, 1913
* Deryaxenistis Mey, 2011
* Diastatica Meyrick, 1938
* Diathryptica Meyrick, 1907
* Dieda Diakonoff, 1955
* Dolichernis Meyrick, 1891
* Doxophyrtis Meyrick, 1914
* Eidophasia Stephens, 1842
* Embryonopsis Eaton, 1875
* Endozestis Meyrick, 1933
* Eudolichura Clarke, 1965
* Genostele Walsingham, 1900
* Gypsosaris Meyrick, 1909
* Helenodes Meyrick, 1913
* Hyperxena Meyrick, 1882
* Lepocnemis Meyrick, 1913
* Leuroperna Clarke, 1965
* Leuroptila Turner, 1923
* Lunakia Klimesch, 1941
* Melitonympha Meyrick, 1927
* Niphodidactis Meyrick, 1938
* Orthenches Meyrick, 1885
* Orthiostola Meyrick, 1927
* Paraxenistis Meyrick, 1919
* Phalangitis Meyrick, 1907
* Philaustera Meyrick, 1927
* Phylacodes Meyrick, 1905
* Pliniaca Busck, 1907
* Plutella Schrank, 1802
* Plutellites Kozlov, 1988
* Plutelloptera Baraniak, 2007
* Proditrix Dugdale, 1987
* Protosynaema Meyrick, 1885
* Psychromnestra Meyrick, 1924
* Rhigognostis Zeller, 1857
* Scaeophanes Meyrick, 1932
* Spyridarcha Meyrick, 1913
* Stachyotis Meyrick, 1905
* Subeidophasia Weber, 1938
* Tonza Walker, 1864
* Tritymba Lower, 1894
* Zarcinia Chretien, 1915

## Excluded genera and species[edit]

The fungus moth Erechthias niphochrysa was also once included here, as a distinct genus Acrocenotes.

The family Acrolepiidae (including the genera Acrolepia, Acrolepiopsis, and Digitivalva) is sometimes included in the Plutellidae.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Capinera, John L. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 1206\. ISBN 978-1-4020-6242-1.
2. ^ Sohn, Jae-Cheon; Regier, Jerome C.; Mitter, Charles; Davis, Donald; Landry, Jean-François; Zwick, Andreas; Cummings, Michael P. (2013-01-31). Chave, Jerome (ed.). "A Molecular Phylogeny for Yponomeutoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Ditrysia) and Its Implications for Classification, Biogeography and the Evolution of Host Plant Use". PLOS ONE. 8 (1): e55066. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0055066. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3561450. PMID 23383061.
3. ^ "Scythropia Hübner, 1825". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
4. ^ "Plutellidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
5. ^ "Family Plutellidae - Hierarchy - The Taxonomicon". taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl. Retrieved 2022-10-27.

* Mey, W, 2011: New and little known species of Lepidoptera of southwestern Africa. Esperiana Buchreihe zur Entomologie Memoir 6: 146–261.
* Mey, W, 2012: Phrealcia steueri n. sp. und P. friesei n. sp. - zwei neue Arten einer disjunkt verbreiteten Gattung (Lepidoptera, Ypsolophidae). Entomologische Nachrichten und Berichte 56:53- 57.
* Pitkin, B. & P. Jenkins. Butterflies and Moths of the World: Generic Names and their Type-species. Natural History Museum.[1].
* Sohn, J.-C. & J.A. Lewis, 2012: Catalogue of the type specimens of Yponomeutoidea (Lepidoptera) in the collection of the United States National Museum of Natural History. Zootaxa 3573: 1–17. Abstract: [2].

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Extant Lepidoptera families

* Kingdom: Animalia
* Phylum: Arthropoda
* Class: Insecta
* Subclass: Pterygota
* Infraclass: Neoptera
* Superorder: Holometabola

Suborder Zeugloptera

| Micropterigoidea|

Micropterigidae (mandibulate archaic moths)

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Suborder Aglossata

| Agathiphagoidea|

Agathiphagidae (kauri moths)

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Suborder Heterobathmiina

| Heterobathmioidea|

Heterobathmiidae

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Suborder Glossata

| Dacnonypha|

| Eriocranioidea|

* Eriocraniidae

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Acanthoctesia|

| Acanthopteroctetoidea|

* Acanthopteroctetidae (archaic sun moths)

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Lophocoronina|

| Lophocoronoidea|

Lophocoronidae

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Neopseustina|

| Neopseustoidea|

* Aenigmatineidae
* Neopseustidae (archaic bell moths)

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Exoporia|

| Hepialoidea|

* Anomosetidae
* Hepialidae (swift moths, ghost moths)
* Neotheoridae (Amazonian primitive ghost moths)
* Palaeosetidae (miniature ghost moths)
* Prototheoridae (African primitive ghost moths)

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Mnesarchaeoidea|

* Mnesarchaeidae (New Zealand primitive moths)

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| Adeloidea|

Adelidae (fairy longhorn moths)
Cecidosidae
Heliozelidae
Incurvariidae
Prodoxidae (yucca moths)

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Andesianoidea|

* Andesianidae (Andean endemic moths)

Nepticuloidea|

Nepticulidae (pigmy, or midget moths)
Opostegidae (white eyecap moths)

Palaephatoidea|

Palaephatidae (Gondwanaland moths)

Tischerioidea|

Tischeriidae (trumpet leaf miner moths)

| Simaethistoidea|

Simaethistidae

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Tineoidea|

Acrolophidae (burrowing webworm moths)
Arrhenophanidae
Eriocottidae (Old World spiny-winged moths)
Psychidae (bagworm moths)
Tineidae (fungus moths)

Gracillarioidea|

Bucculatricidae (ribbed cocoon makers)
Douglasiidae (Douglas moths)
Gracillariidae
Roeslerstammiidae

Yponomeutoidea|

Acrolepiidae (false diamondback moths)
Bedelliidae
Glyphipterigidae (sedge moths)
Heliodinidae
Lyonetiidae
Plutellidae
Yponomeutidae (ermine moths)
Ypsolophidae

Gelechioidea|

Autostichidae
Batrachedridae
Blastobasidae
Coleophoridae (case-bearers, case moths)
Cosmopterigidae (cosmet moths)
Elachistidae (grass-miner moths)
Gelechiidae (twirler moths)
Lecithoceridae (long-horned moths)
Lypusidae
Metachandidae
Momphidae (mompha moths)
Oecophoridae (concealer moths)
Pterolonchidae
Scythrididae (flower moths)
Xyloryctidae (timber moths)

Galacticoidea|

Galacticidae

Zygaenoidea|

Heterogynidae
Zygaenidae (burnet, forester, or smoky moths)
Himantopteridae
Lacturidae
Somabrachyidae
Megalopygidae (flannel moths)
Aididae
Anomoeotidae
Cyclotornidae
Epipyropidae (planthopper parasite moths)
Dalceridae (slug caterpillars)
Limacodidae (slug, or cup moths)

Cossoidea|

Cossidae (carpenter millers, or goat moths)
Dudgeoneidae (dudgeon carpenter moths)

Sesioidea|

Brachodidae (little bear moths)
Castniidae (castniid moths: giant butterfly-moths, sun moths)
Sesiidae (clearwing moths)

Choreutoidea|

Choreutidae (metalmark moths)

Tortricoidea|

Tortricidae (tortrix moths)

Urodoidea|

Urodidae (false burnet moths)

Schreckensteinioidea|

Schreckensteiniidae (bristle-legged moths)

Epermenioidea|

Epermeniidae (fringe-tufted moths)

Alucitoidea|

Alucitidae (many-plumed moths)
Tineodidae (false plume moths)

Pterophoroidea|

Pterophoridae (plume moths)

Whalleyanoidea|

Whalleyanidae

Immoidea|

Immidae

Copromorphoidea|

Copromorphidae (tropical fruitworm moths)
Carposinidae (fruitworm moths)

Thyridoidea|

Thyrididae (picture-winged leaf moths)

Calliduloidea|

Callidulidae (Old World butterfly-moths)

Papilionoidea
(butterflies)|

Papilionidae (swallowtail butterflies)
Hedylidae (American moth-butterflies)
Hesperiidae (skippers)
Pieridae (whites, yellows, orangetips, sulphurs)
Riodinidae (metalmarks)
Lycaenidae (gossamer-winged butterflies: blues, coppers and relatives)
Nymphalidae (brush-footed, or four-footed butterflies)

Hyblaeoidea|

Hyblaeidae (teak moths)

Pyraloidea|

Pyralidae (snout moths)
Crambidae (grass moth)

Mimallonoidea|

Mimallonidae (sack bearer moths)

Lasiocampoidea|

Lasiocampidae (eggars, snout moths, or lappet moths)

Bombycoidea|

Anthelidae (Australian lappet moth)
Apatelodidae (American silkworm moths)
Bombycidae (silk moths)
Brahmaeidae (Brahmin moths)
Carthaeidae (Dryandra moth)
Endromidae (Kentish glory and relatives)
Eupterotidae
Phiditiidae
Saturniidae (saturniids)
Sphingidae (hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms)

Noctuoidea|

Erebidae (underwing, tiger, tussock, litter, snout, owlet moths)
Euteliidae
Noctuidae (daggers, sallows, owlet moths, quakers, cutworms, darts)
Nolidae (tuft moths)
Notodontidae (prominents, kittens)
Oenosandridae

Drepanoidea|

Drepanidae (hook-tips)
Cimeliidae (gold moths)
Doidae

Geometroidea|

Sematuridae
Pseudobistonidae
Epicopeiidae (oriental swallowtail moths)
Uraniidae
Geometridae (geometer moths)

Superfamily unassigned|

Millieriidae

Note: division Monotrysia is not a clade.

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Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q787074
* Wikispecies: Plutellidae
* AFD: Plutellidae
* BAMONA: Plutellidae
* BioLib: 17332
* BOLD: 695
* BugGuide: 29034
* CoL: 627FR
* EoL: 886
* EPPO: 1PLULF
* Fauna Europaea: 1529
* Fauna Europaea (new): bb17820d-71a8-4196-86b5-d7a97974a1e9
* Fossilworks: 233456
* GBIF: 8860
* iNaturalist: 126766
* IRMNG: 104547
* ITIS: 118715
* NBN: NHMSYS0020959406
* NCBI: 51653
* NZOR: c1aa4852-2970-45ad-9868-c9ee0b7e09cb
* PPE: plutellidae
* WoRMS: 989095

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