Cabbage Looper
Trichoplusia ni
A small nocturnal moth common in open fields, gardens, and agricultural areas where host plants are available. Adults feed mainly on nectar and fly after dark in search of flowers and mates. The forewings are mottled brown-gray with a pale silvery mark that helps break up the outline at rest. Unlike the leaf-chewing larva, the adult is a dispersing and egg-laying stage capable of spreading to new patches of host plants.
- Type
- Wing
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
- ?
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- Cabbage Looper