Cabbage Moth, Mamestra brassicae Noctuidae     Hadeninae

ABH 73.274
B&F 2154   *   Mamestra brassicae   *   Cabbage Moth


Common.
Wingspan: 37-45mm

Flight time: Two-three generations, May-September
Habitat: Widespread but declining

Larvae feed on Brassica species; cabbages, sprouts etc. Photograph shows the green colour form


Cabbage Moth, Mamestra brassicae


Cabbage Moth, Mamestra brassicae


Cabbage Moth, Mamestra brassicae
Cabbage Moth, Mamestra brassicae
Parkstone, Dorset. July 2012. Larva: September 2014

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