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