Trichoplusia ni (Hübner, [1803]) - Cabbage Looper

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Trichoplusia ni - Cabbage Looper


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Trichoplusia ni (Hübner, [1803]) – Cabbage Looper: Ageratum conyzoides, Carthamus tinctorius, Helianthus annuus, Lactuca sativa, Taraxacum sect. Taraxacum, Zea mays (Asteraceae), Alcea rosea, Gossypium herbaceum, Gossypium barbadense (Malvaceae), Antirrhinum spp. (Plantaginaceae), Apium graveolens (Apiaceae), Asparagus officinalis (Asparagaceae), Beta vulgaris, Chenopodium album (Amaranthaceae), Brassica nigra, Brassica oleracea, Brassica rapa, Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. Sativus (Brassicaceae), Citrullus lanatus , Cucurbita maxima (Cucurbitaceae), Zygophyllum arabicum (Zygophyllaceae), Geranium (Geraniaceae), Glycine max (Poaceae), Ipomoea batatas (Convolvulaceae), Lathyrus odoratus Melilotus indicus, Pisum sativum, Vigna unguiculata (Fabaceae), Solanum lycopersicum, Nicotiana glauca, Nicotiana tabacum, Solanum tuberosum (Solanaceae), Malus domestica (Rosaceae), Ocimum tenuiflorum (Lamiaceae), Papaver somniferum (Papaveraceae), Tropaeolum majus (Tropaeolaceae), Urtica dioica (Urticaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).
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Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Trichoplusia ni (Hübner, [1803]) – Cabbage Looper. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.80. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/trichoplusia-ni, accessed 2024/10/16.