Diamondback Moth (Plutella xylostella)
This photograph corresponds to a record of Diamondback Moth (Plutella xylostella) made in Centro, CABA, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina on 21/09/2021. The photograph was published by Mercedes Villca Sanjines and is part of the EcoRegistros biodiversity database.
Author's comments:
Se observa una larva sobre una hoja de brócoli. Su ciclo de vida es holometábolo (pasa por las etapas de huevo, larva, pupa y adulto). Se realizó un seguimiento al ciclo de vida de este individuo a fin de identificarlo. Esta especie es considerada por algunas personas como una plaga económica.
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Record
| Kingdom: | Animalia | |
| Phylum / Division: | Arthropoda | |
| Class: | Insecta | |
| Order: | Lepidoptera | |
| Family: | Plutellidae | |
| Scientific name: | Plutella xylostella | |
| English Name: | Diamondback Moth | |
| Spanish Name: | Polilla del Repollo | |
| Portuguese Name: | ||
| Sex: | Indistinguishable | |
| Life stage: | Larva | |
| Registration date: | 21/09/2021 | |
| Country: | Argentina | |
| Province / Department: | Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires | |
| Location or protected area: | CABA | |
| Detailed location: | Centro | |
| Exact coordinates: | -34.601716, -58.373074 | |
| Exact altitude: | 44 m a.s.l. | |
| Location accuracy: | High | |
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| Belonging: | Native | |
| Condition: | Wild | |
| Certainty: | Photographed | |
| Reproduction information: | No | |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
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| Photography ID: | 476219 View Full Record | |
| Manufacturer: | motorola | |
| Camera model: | moto e5 play | |
| Shutter speed: | 1/40 | |
| Aperture: | 2.2 | |
| ISO Sensitivity: | 64 | |
| Focal length: | 3mm | |
| Creation date: | 2020:12:20 13:14:48 | |
| Using Flash: | Si | |
| GPS Latitude: | -34.601716 | |
| GPS Longitude: | -58.373073 | |
| GPS Altitude: | 44 | |
| Publication date: | 12/24/2021 22:13:59 | |
