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Brassica species are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including: Species See text Brassica is a genus of plants in the mustard family (Brassicaceae). ... A larva (Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of animal with indirect development, undergoing metamorphosis (for example, insects or amphibians). ... 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 Hedyloidea Noctuoidea Families About...
Binomial name Mamestra brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 The Cabbage Moth (Mamestra brassicae) is a common European moth of the family Noctuidae. ... Binomial name Korscheltellus lupulina (Linnaeus, 1758) The Common Swift (Korscheltellus lupulina) is a moth of the family Hepialidae. ... Binomial name Eupithecia pulchellata Stephens, 1831 The Foxglove Pug (Eupithecia pulchellata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. ... Binomial name Xanthorhoe fluctuata Linneaus, 1758 The Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. ... Binomial name Euxoa nigricans Linnaeus, 1761 The Garden Dart (Euxoa nigricans) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. ... Binomial name Hepialus humuli (Linnaeus, 1758) The Ghost Moth (Hepialus humuli), also known as the Ghost Swift, is a moth of the family Hepialidae. ... Binomial name Naenia typica Linnaeus, 1758 The Gothic (Naenia typica) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. ... Binomial name Agrotis clavis Hufnagel, 1766 The Heart and Club (Agrotis clavis) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. ... Binomial name Agrotis exclamationis Linnaeus, 1758 The Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. ... Binomial name Noctua pronuba Linnaeus, 1758 The Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) is a moth, the type species for the family Noctuidae. ... Binomial name Discestra trifolii Hufnagel, 1758 The Nutmeg (Discestra trifolii), also known as the Clover Cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. ... Binomial name Xestia c-nigrum Linnaeus, 1758 The Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. ... Binomial name Agrotis segetum Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 The Turnip Moth (Agrotis segetum) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. ...
Brassica is a genus of plants in the mustard family (Brassicaceae).
In addition to the cultivated species, which are grown worldwide, many of the wild species grow as weeds, especially in North America, South America, and Australia.
Brassica species are sometimes used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species - see List of Lepidopterawhichfeed on Brassicas.
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