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Cabbage looper

Photo by urbicae
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Field Notes

Description:

Cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni)

Habitat:

urban (backyard, on tomato a basil plants)

Notes:

It could also be a soybean looper (Pseudoplusia includens), unfortunately however, the two can only be distinguished by observing the characteristics of their inside surface of the mandible part of the mouthparts through a microscope.

Reference Links:

Trichoplusia ni Hübner 1802, Cabbage looper

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
keithp2012
I submitted a photo here of an adult Cabbage Looper, the moths blend in really well with tree bark!
urbicae
Thank you. The information was from the website I use to identify caterpillars: http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-1121/
Yasser
great photo! I didn't know the only way to distinguish between a cabbage looper and a soybean looper was through examining the internal surfaces of their mouthparts. That's wild! Thanks for sharing!
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2010

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