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
  • Pieris rapae – Small White
  • Pieris brassicae – Large White
  • Pontia protodice – Southern Cabbageworm or Checkered White
• Plutellidae
  • Diamondback Moth (Plutella xylostella)

References

• Pests and diseases of Brassica (on wikibooks)
• Caterpillar Hostplants Database