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TRICHOPLUSIA [3 records]

Record 1 2010-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
  • Animal Pests (Crops)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An insect of the family Noctuidae.

OBS

Adult cabbage loopers are mottled grayish-brown moths that have a distinctive silvery figure eight pattern on their forewings and a slight tuft of hair behind the head. The moth, with a wingspan of about 3.8 cm is generally nocturnal but can sometimes be found resting on the underside of cabbage leaves during the day.

OBS

Not to be confused with "cabbage looper" which is the same insect but at the caterpillar stage of its life.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Insecte de la famille des Noctuidae.

CONT

Fausse-arpenteuse du chou. Les adultes de cette fausse-arpenteuse sont des papillons nocturnes tachetés d'un brun grisâtre. Leurs ailes antérieures sont ornées d'un motif argenté caractéristique en forme de «8», et une petite touffe de poils se dresse à l'arrière de la tête. Le papillon, dont les ailes déployées atteignent environ 3,8 cm, est généralement nocturne, mais on le retrouve parfois au repos sous les feuilles de choux pendant la journée.

OBS

fausse-arpenteuse du chou; fausse arpenteuse du chou : ces termes désignent aussi l'insecte au stade larvaire (chenille).

Spanish

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Record 2 2009-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

This substance is named after the insect from which it was isolated, the cabbage looper Trichoplusia ni(Hübner)(Noctuidae, Lepidoptera).

OBS

Chemical formula: C14H26O2

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Formule chimique : C14H26O2

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
  • Animal Pests (Crops)
DEF

Any of numerous insect larvae that feed on cabbages.

OBS

Three common species are : the imported cabbage worm(Pieris rapae or Artogeia rapae), the cabbage looper(Trichoplusia ni) and the diamondback moth(Plutella xylostella or P. maculipennis).

OBS

Host plants include broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, collards, kale, mustard greens, turnip greens, radishes, turnips, rutabagas, and kohlrabi.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
CONT

Les insectes et les maladies du chou-fleur comprennent : les pucerons, les vers du chou, la fonte des semis et la jambe noire.

OBS

Les vers les plus communs sont : la piéride du chou (Pieris rapae or Artogeia rapae), la fausse-arpenteuse du chou (Trichoplusia ni) et la fausse-teigne des crucifères (Plutella xylostella or P. maculipennis).

Spanish

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