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Trichoplusia ni

931168.00 — 8887 — Trichoplusia ni (Hübner, [1803]) — Cabbage Looper

Larval Host(s)

Presumed main host
on Block Island:

Known hosts:
Migratory

Polyphagous (herbaceous plants)

Remarks

This species is known on Block Island from a single individual found at Skipper's Island in 2019.

References

  • Species Page at Moth Photographers Group
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • 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
  • Species Page at BugGuide
  • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
  • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
  • Species page at Moths of North Dakota.

    • Adult phenology on Block Island of Trichoplusia ni

    Abundance data late May to early October