List of Lepidoptera that feed on Brassica

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
- Small White (Pieris rapae)
- Southern Cabbageworm or Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
Plutellidae
- Diamondback Moth (Plutella xylostella)

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