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)
- Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian J.; Beccaloni, George W. & Hernández, Luis M. (2010). "Hostplant Genus: Brassica". HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London.
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