Diamondback Moth
Taken at Barns Ness on 15th June 2016 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode
Fact File

Diamondback Moth.
Species:
Order:
Family:

A.K.A:
Plutella xylostella.
Lepidoptera.
Plutellidae.
Cabbage moth
Food
Length:

Wingspan:
Habitat:
Feature:
Nearly all members of the cabbage family.
6 mm.
15 mm.  
Around crop fields
Life cycle of only 14 days.