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List of Lepidoptera that feed on Brassica
Brassica
species are used as food plants by the
larvae
of a number of
Lepidoptera
species including:
Arctiidae
Giant Leopard Moth
(
Hypercompe scribonia
)
Hypercompe abdominalis
Hypercompe indecisa
Crambidae
Cabbage Webworm
(
Hellula rogatalis
)
Cross-striped Cabbageworm (
Evergestis rimosalis
)
Purplebacked Cabbageworm
(
Evergestis pallidata
)
Geometridae
Foxglove Pug
(
Eupithecia pulchellata
) - recorded on
Brassica
in
Malta
Garden Carpet
(
Xanthorhoe fluctuata
)
Hepialidae
Common Swift
(
Korscheltellus lupulina
)
Ghost Moth
(
Hepialus humuli
)
Noctuidae
Alfalfa Looper
(
Autographa californica
) - Western US
Angle Shades
(
Phlogophora meticulosa
)
Beet Armyworm
(
Spodoptera exigua
)
Cabbage Looper
(
Trichoplusia ni
)
Cabbage Moth
(
Mamestra brassicae
)
Garden Dart
(
Euxoa nigricans
)
The Gothic
(
Naenia typica
)
Heart and Club
(
Agrotis clavis
)
Heart and Dart
(
Agrotis exclamationis
)
Large Yellow Underwing
(
Noctua pronuba
)
The Nutmeg
(
Discestra trifolii
)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(
Xestia c-nigrum
)
Turnip Moth
(
Agrotis segetum
)
Zebra caterpillar
(
Ceramica picta
)
Pieridae
Pieris rapae
– Small White
Pieris brassicae
– Large White
Pontia protodice
– Southern Cabbageworm or Checkered White
Plutellidae
Diamondback Moth
(
Plutella xylostella
)
References
Pests and diseases of
Brassica
(on wikibooks)
Caterpillar Hostplants Database