Biology:List of Lepidoptera that feed on Brassica

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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". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/hostplants/search/list.dsml?&PGenus=Brassica&sort=Family.