? Cabbage Moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Mamestra Species: M. brassicae
Binomial name
Mamestra brassicae Linnaeus, 1758

The Cabbage Moth (Mamestra brassicae) is a common European moth of the family Noctuidae. Jump to: navigation, search Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Jump to: navigation, search Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria Placozoa Subregnum Bilateria  Acoelomorpha  Orthonectida  Rhombozoa  Myxozoa  Superphylum Deuterostomia     Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... Subphyla and Classes Subphylum Trilobitomorpha Trilobita - Trilobites (extinct) Subphylum Chelicerata Arachnida - Spiders, Scorpions, etc. ... Jump to: navigation, search Classes & Orders Subclass: Apterygota Orders Archaeognatha (Bristletails) Thysanura (Silverfish) Monura - extinct Subclass: Pterygota Orders Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) Diaphanopteroidea - extinct Palaeodictyoptera - extinct Megasecoptera - extinct Archodonata - extinct Infraclass: Neoptera Orders Blattodea (cockroaches) Isoptera (termites) Mantodea (mantids) Dermaptera (earwigs) Plecoptera (stoneflies) Orthoptera (grasshoppers, etc) Phasmatodea (walking... Jump to: navigation, search Super Families Butterflies Hesperioidea Papilionoidea Moths Micropterigoidea Heterobathmioidea Eriocranioidea Acanthopteroctetoidea Lophocoronoidea Neopseustoidea Mnesarchaeoidea Hepialoidea Nepticuloidea Incurvarioidea Palaephatoidea Tischeriodea Simaethistoidea Tineoidea Gracillarioidea Yponomeutoidea Gelechioidea Zygaenoidea Sesioidea Cossoidea Tortricoidea Choreutoida Urodoidea Galacticoidea Schreckensteinioidea Epermenioidea Pterophoroidea Aluctoidea Immoidea Axioidea Hyblaeoidea Thyridoidea Whalleyanoidea Pyraloidea Mimallonoidea Lasiocampoidea Geometroidea Drepanoidea Bombycoidea Calliduloidae... Type species Noctua pronuba (Large Yellow Underwing) Diversity 4,200 genera 35,000 species Subfamilies Acontiinae Acronictinae Aganainae Agaristinae Amphipyrinae Amphipyrinae Bagisarinae Bryophilinae Calpinae Catocalinae Cocytiinae Condicinae Cuculliinae Dilobinae Eucocytiinae Eustrotiinae Euteliinae Glottulinae Hadeninae Heliothinae Herminiinae Hypeninae Noctuinae Plusiinae Psaphidinae Raphiinae Stictopterinae Stiriinae Strepsimaninae Ufeinae The Noctuidae are a family... In biology, binomial nomenclature is a standard convention used for naming species. ... Carolus Linnaeus ~Carl Linnaeus~, also known after his ennoblement as Carl von Linné (   listen?), and in English usually under the Latinized name Carolus Linnaeus (May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of taxonomy. ... 1758 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... World map showing Europe (geographically) When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... Jump to: navigation, search A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly. ... Type species Noctua pronuba (Large Yellow Underwing) Diversity 4,200 genera 35,000 species Subfamilies Acontiinae Acronictinae Aganainae Agaristinae Amphipyrinae Amphipyrinae Bagisarinae Bryophilinae Calpinae Catocalinae Cocytiinae Condicinae Cuculliinae Dilobinae Eucocytiinae Eustrotiinae Euteliinae Glottulinae Hadeninae Heliothinae Herminiinae Hypeninae Noctuinae Plusiinae Psaphidinae Raphiinae Stictopterinae Stiriinae Strepsimaninae Ufeinae The Noctuidae are a family...

This species varies considerably in size, with a wingspan of 34-50mm. The forewings are brown and mottled with a prominent white-edged stigma and a broken white subterminal line. The hindwings are grey, darker towards the termen. For those with a lens, the prominent spur on the tibia of the foreleg is a diagnostic feature. This moth has a rather complex life history: two or three broods are produced each year and adults can be seen at any time from May to October, occasionally at other times*. It flies at night and is attracted to light, sugar and nectar-rich flowers. The wingspan (or just span) of an airplane is the distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip. ... Look up stigma in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In human anatomy, the tibia or shin bone is the larger of the two bones in the leg below the knee. ... In Greek mythology, nectar and ambrosia are the food of the gods. ... // Flower Anatomy Flowering plants are heterosporangiate (producing two types of reproductive spores) and the pollen (male spores) and ovules (female spores) are produced in different organs, but these are together in a bisporangiate strobilus that is the typical flower. ...

The larva is green or brown with dark spots. As the common and scientific names suggest, it can be a pest of cultivated brassicas but it feeds on a wide range of other plants (see list below). Due to its complex life history, this species overwinters either as a larva or a pupa. Species See text Brassica is a plant genus, in the cabbage family (Cruciferae, also known, more fashionably, as the Brassicaceae). ... Chrysalis of Gulf Fritillary in Georgetown, South Carolina Pupation of Aglais urticae A pupa (plural: pupae or pupas) is the life stage of some insects undergoing transformation. ...

• The flight season refers to the British Isles. This may vary in other parts of the range.

The British Isles consist of Great Britain, Ireland and a number of much smaller surrounding islands. ...

Recorded food plants

• Allium - Onion
• Aquilegia - Columbine
• Beta - Beet
• Brassica
• Bryonia - Bryony
• Calendula - Marigold
• Chrysanthemum
• Cucurbita
• Dianthus - Carnation
• Helianthus - Sunflower
• Hyoscyamus - Henbane
• Hyssopus - Hyssop
• Lactuca - Lettuce
• Linum - Flax
• Lychnis - Maltese Cross
• Lycopersicon - Tomato
• Malus - Apple
• Nicotiana - Tobacco
• Pisum
• Plantago - Plantain
• Raphanus - Radish
• Rheum - Rhubarb
• Rudbeckia
• Rumex
• Silene
• Solanum - Potato
• Spinacia - Spinach

Binomial name Allium cepa L. Onion in the general sense can be used for any plant in the Genus Allium but used without qualifiers usually means Allium cepa L., also called the garden onion. ... For other things of this name, see Columbine (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Beta vulgaris L. The beet is a plant with a rounded fleshy taproot. ... Species See text Brassica is a plant genus, in the cabbage family (Cruciferae, also known, more fashionably, as the Brassicaceae). ... Species (Cretan bryony) (white bryony) Bryony or briony is the common name for species in the genus Bryonia of perennial, tendril-climbing, dioecious herbs with palmately lobed leaves and flowers in axillary clusters. ... Jump to: navigation, search Species About 20, see text : also numerous garden hybrids and cultivars The marigolds, genus Calendula L., are a genus of about 20 species of annual or perennial herbaceous plants in the daisy family Asteraceae, native to the Mediterranean region and Macaronesia. ... Species - tricolor daisy - pyrethrum - pyrethum daisy - crown daisy - marguerite - daisy - florists           chrysanthemum C. segetum - corndaisy Ref: ITIS 35791 See also Daisy (disambiguation) The chrysanthemum, also known as the mum, is a flowering perennial plant of the genus Chrysanthemum in the daisy family (Asteraceae). ... Species - fingerleaf gourd - figleaf gourd - wild gourd, wild pumpkin - winter squash, pumpkin - pumpkin - crookneck squash - vegetable marrow, field pumpkin References: ITIS 22365 2002-11-06 Cucurbita is a genus in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae. ... Binomial name Dianthus caryophyllus L. The Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) is a flowering plant native to the Near East and has been cultivated for the last 2,000 years. ... Jump to: navigation, search Binomial name Helianthus annuus L. The sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is an annual plant in the Family Asteraceae with a large flower head (inflorescence). ... Binomial name Hyoscyamus niger L. Henbane (Hyoscyamus niger) is a plant of the family Solanaceae that originated in Eurasia. ... Species Hyssopus ambiguus (Trautv. ... Binomial name Lactuca sativa L. Lettuce is a temperate annual plant most often grown as a leaf vegetable. ... Binomial name Linum usitatissimum Linnaeus. ... The Maltese Cross or Jerusalem Cross (Lychnis chalcedonica) is a perennial native to Russia, noted for its clusters of scarlet flowers. ... Jump to: navigation, search Binomial name Solanum lycopersicum L. The tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family, native to Peru and Mexico. ... Species - Southern Crab - Siberian Crabapple - Sweet Crabapple - Apple - Japanese Crabapple - Oregon Crab - Chinese Crabapple - Prairie Crab - Asian Wild Apple - European Wild Apple Malus, the apples, is a genus of about 30-35 species of small deciduous trees or shrubs in the family Rosaceae, including most importantly the domesticated Orchard or... Jump to: navigation, search Species N. glauca N. longiflora N. rustica N. sylvestris N. tabacum Ref: ITIS 30562 as of August 26, 2005 Tobacco (, L.) refers to a genus of broad-leafed plants of the nightshade family indigenous to North and South America or to the dried and cured leaves. ... Species Pisum abyssinicum Pisum fulvum Pisum sativum- Pea Ref: ILDIS Version 6. ... Species About 200 species, including: Plantago affra Plantago alpina Plantago arborescens Plantago arenaria - Branched Plantain Plantago argentea Plantago asiatica Plantago coronopus - Buckshorn Plantain Plantago cynops Plantago lanceolata - Ribwort Plantain Plantago major - Greater Plantain Plantago maritima - Sea Plantain Plantago maxima Plantago media - Hoary Plantain Plantago nivalis Plantago psyllium - Sand Plantain Plantago... Binomial name Raphanus sativus L. bunch of radishes The radish is a root vegetable of the Brassicaceae family. ... Species See text Rhubarb is a perennial plant that grows from thick short rhizomes, comprising the genus Rheum. ... Species About 200, see text. ... Species Red campion, White campion, Sea campion, Firepink or fiery campion, Bladder campion, Silene is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. ... Jump to: navigation, search Binomial name Solanum tuberosum L. The potato (plural form: potatoes) (Solanum tuberosum) is a perennial plant of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, grown for its starchy tuber. ... Binomial name Spinacia oleracea L. Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) is a flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to central and southwestern Asia. ...

References

• Chinery, Michael Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe 1986 (Reprinted 1991)
• Skinner, Bernard Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles 1984