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FAUSSE-ARPENTEUSE CHOU [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-09-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Animal Pests (Crops)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cabbage looper moth
1, record 1, English, cabbage%20looper%20moth
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect of the family Noctuidae. 2, record 1, English, - cabbage%20looper%20moth
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 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. 3, record 1, English, - cabbage%20looper%20moth
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Not to be confused with "cabbage looper" which is the same insect but at the caterpillar stage of its life. 4, record 1, English, - cabbage%20looper%20moth
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fausse-arpenteuse du chou
1, record 1, French, fausse%2Darpenteuse%20du%20chou
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fausse arpenteuse du chou 2, record 1, French, fausse%20arpenteuse%20du%20chou
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte de la famille des Noctuidae. 3, record 1, French, - fausse%2Darpenteuse%20du%20chou
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 2, record 1, French, - fausse%2Darpenteuse%20du%20chou
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
fausse-arpenteuse du chou; fausse arpenteuse du chou : ces termes désignent aussi l'insecte au stade larvaire (chenille). 3, record 1, French, - fausse%2Darpenteuse%20du%20chou
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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