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cabbage looper

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Trichoplusia ni, a widespread noctuid moth which in its caterpillar stage is an important crop pest.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1948 January, Charles Adolph Weigel, Lynn Garfield Baumhofer, Handbook on Insect Enemies of Flowers and Shrubs, U.S. Department of Agriculture Miscellaneous Publication No. 626, page 3, The cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni (Hbn.)) is an example of a caterpillar that feeds more or less exposed on the plant, in contrast to cutworms and borers, which are usually not seen.

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  • Finnish: tupsumetalliyökkönen — Trichoplusia ni
  • Polish: błyszczka ni — Trichoplusia ni