Plutellidae

Species in this group

Endemic

Charixena iridoxa

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Plutella xylostella

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Endemic

Cadmogenes literata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

🦋 No photo available

Ypsolophus sequella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Leuroperna sera

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Plutellidae

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 5	~30%
	Astelia Zig-Zag Moth			~20%
	Cadmogenes literata			~10%
2	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 5	~30%
	Astelia Zig-Zag Moth			~30%
3	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 5	~20%
	Diamondback Moth			~20%
4	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
5	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
	🦋 Ypsolophus sequella			~10%
6	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
7	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
8	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
9	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 5	~10%
	Astelia Zig-Zag Moth			~10%
10	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
11	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
12	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
13	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
14	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 5	<5%
	Diamondback Moth			<5%
15	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	<5%
	Diamondback Moth			<5%
16	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	<5%
	Diamondback Moth			<5%
17	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	<5%
	Leuroperna sera			<5%
18	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Diamondback Moth			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 5	~30%
	Diamondback Moth			~30%
	🦋 Ypsolophus sequella			~10%
2	Kuwait City	🇰🇼 Kuwait	1 of 5	~30%
	Diamondback Moth			~30%
3	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 5	~20%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
	Leuroperna sera			~10%
4	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	2 of 5	~20%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
	🦋 Ypsolophus sequella			<5%
5	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 5	~20%
	Diamondback Moth			~20%
6	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 5	~20%
	Diamondback Moth			~20%
7	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
8	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
9	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
	🦋 Ypsolophus sequella			<5%
10	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
11	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
12	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
13	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
	🦋 Ypsolophus sequella			<5%
14	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
	🦋 Ypsolophus sequella			<5%
15	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
16	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
17	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
18	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
	🦋 Ypsolophus sequella			<5%
19	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
20	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
21	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
22	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
23	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
	Leuroperna sera			<5%
24	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
25	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			<5%
	🦋 Ypsolophus sequella			<5%
26	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
27	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
28	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
29	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
30	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
31	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
32	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
33	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
34	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
35	Santiago	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
36	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
37	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
38	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
39	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
40	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
41	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
42	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
43	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
44	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
45	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
46	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
47	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
48	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
49	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
50	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	1 of 5	~10%
	Diamondback Moth			~10%
51	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Diamondback Moth			<5%
52	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Diamondback Moth			<5%
53	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Diamondback Moth			<5%
54	Seoul	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 5	<5%
	Diamondback Moth			<5%
55	Yekaterinburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 5	<5%
	Diamondback Moth			<5%
56	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 5	<5%
	Diamondback Moth			<5%
57	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 5	<5%
	Diamondback Moth			<5%
58	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 5	<5%
	Diamondback Moth			<5%
59	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 5	<5%
	Diamondback Moth			<5%
60	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 5	<5%
	Diamondback Moth			<5%

Species in this group

Astelia Zig-Zag Moth

Diamondback Moth

Cadmogenes literata

Ypsolophus sequella

Leuroperna sera

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Plutellidae

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked