I just found this lil guy on a dead basil leaf blowing in the wind. Wondering if its a keeper or a pest?
Friend or Foe?
It looks very interesting, I hope someone knows what it is.
I think it may be a Plutella xylostella also known as diamondback moth or pest. Will place it in a lit grow out tank and see what becomes should it be the diamond it'll get fed to one of my carnivorous plants. If its a keeper then Ill release it but I am thinking its a pest.
It is nearing opening!
Very interesting Michael.
My suspicions were correct in that it is a pest Plutella xylostella and after this pic was fed to my Nepenthes pitcher.
So goes the cycle of life.
LOL Michael! Great job raising it just to see if you were correct, tho.