Cabbage lopper

Catalogue Type
Plant Pests Catalogue
Scientific Name
Trichoplusia spp
Family
Noctuidae
Distinguishing Characters
The cabbage looper is a very destructive and difficult to control pest of cabbage and other cole crops.
It is the larva of a medium-sized grayish brown moth.
The moths have a figure-eight shaped silver spot near the middle of each of the front wings.
Host Crop
Cabbage ,bok choy, broccoli
Order
Lepidoptera
Photo of Insect
Photo of Damaged Crop