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Noctuidae 931168 – 8887   Trichoplusia ni (Hübner, [1803])              Cabbage Looper

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Acanthaceae Agavaceae Amaranthaceae[Chenopodiaceae] Araceae Araliaceae Apiaceae Asparagaceae[Liliace..  Host genera: Ageratum Alcea Antirrhinum Aphelandra Apium Arachis Argemone Asparagus Aster[unresolved] Beta Brassi...  Host extended: 150 hostplant species (Miller et al 2003); widest possible variety of herbaceous plants (Powell & Op...  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: ni (Hübner, [1803]) (Noctua) - MONA 1983: 8887 brassicae (Riley, 1870) (Plusia) comma (Schultz, 1907) (Plusia) deserticola (Oberthür, 1913) (Plusia) echinocystidis (Strecker, 1874) (Plusia) extrahens (Walker, 1858) (Plusia) florida (Dannehl, 1929) (Plusia) humilis (Walker, 1858) (Plusia) innata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1868) (Plusia) significans (Walker, 1858) (Plusia) u-notata (Strand, 1917) (Phytometra)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Factsheet at Florida Featured Creatures. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Lafontaine, J. D. & R. W. Poole, 1991. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 25.1: p. 44; pl. 1.8-9. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 49.25f; p. 277. Book Review and ordering Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist Species page at Moths of North Dakota.

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