a small moth Plutella xylostella that has diamond-shaped markings on the underside of its front wings that are visible when the wings are folded
diamondback moth in American English
noun
a moth, Plutella maculipennis, having brownish wings marked with diamond-shaped, yellow spots in the male, the larvae of which feed on the leaves of cabbages and other cruciferous plants
Also called: cabbage moth
Examples of 'diamondback moth' in a sentence
diamondback moth
Silicon in the integrated management of diamondback moth may contribute to reduction of pesticides use.
LUCIANA MORAIS DE FREITAS, ANA MARIA RESENDE JUNQUEIRA, MIGUEL MICHEREFF FILHO 2012, 'POTENCIAL DE USO DO SILÍCIO NO MANEJO INTEGRADO DA TRAÇA-DAS-CRUCÍFERAS, Plutellaxylostella, EM PLANTAS DE REPOLHO', Revista Caatingahttp://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=237123860002. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)