Mamestra brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Cabbage Moth)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMamestra brassicae (Cabbage Moth)
TribeHadenini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyHADENINAE (a subfamily of shuttle moths)
FamilyNOCTUIDAE (shuttle moths)
SuperfamilyNOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Mamestra brassicae (Cabbage Moth) :
1: Mamestra brassicae (Cabbage Moth)
10 Oct 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Pupa, in soil in plant pot . Photos: Pupa, imago
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - enlargedImage 3: Adult - dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 4: Adult - dorso-lateral view - enlargedImage 5: Adult - latero-dorsal view - enlargedImage 6: Pupa - dorsal view - enlargedImage 7: Pupa - dorso-lateral view - enlargedImage 8: Pupa - lateral view - enlargedImage 9: Pupa - latero-dorsal view - enlargedImage 10: Pupa - ventral view - enlarged
2: Mamestra brassicae (Cabbage Moth)
11 Sep 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Larvae feeding at night on Spinach in garden . Photos: Pupa, cremaster, tibial spur of imago
Image 1: Pupa - anal point and cremaster - ventral view - highly enlargedImage 2: Pupa - dorsal view - enlargedImage 3: Pupa - dorso-lateral view - enlargedImage 4: Pupa - lateral view - enlargedImage 5: Pupa - latero-dorsal view - enlargedImage 6: Pupa - latero-dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 7: Pupal exuvia - anal point and cremaster - ventral view - highly enlargedImage 8: Pupal exuvia - cremaster - ventral view - highly enlargedImage 9: Pupa - ventral view - enlargedImage 10: Pupa - ventro-lateral view - enlargedImage 11: Tibial spur - close-up - enlargedImage 12: Tibial spur - close-up - highly enlargedImage 13: Tibial spur - close-up - highly enlarged (2)
3: Mamestra brassicae (Cabbage Moth)
20 Jul 2003 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in Heath trap 19/20 July 03
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - pale backgroundImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - pale background (2)Image 3: Adult - lateral view - grey backgroundImage 4: Adult - ventral viewImage 5: Adult - ventral view - wings spread
4: Mamestra brassicae (Cabbage Moth)
22 Jun 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
indoors (maybe came to light last night)
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - grey backgroundImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - grey background (2)Image 3: Adult - lateral view - pale backgroundImage 4: Imago - anterior viewImage 5: Imago - posterior viewImage 6: Fore leg - showing backward-pointing tibial spurImage 7: Wing - enlargedImage 8: Wings - enlarged
5: Mamestra brassicae (Cabbage Moth) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
29 Jun 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Eggs on underside of Nasturtium leaf
Image 1: Larva - brown and green forms - rolled upImage 2: Larva - brown form - rolled up - side viewImage 3: Larva - brown form - rolled up - side view (2)Image 4: Larva - brown form - top viewImage 5: Larva - brown form - top view (2)Image 6: Larva - green form - top viewImage 7: Larva - green form - top view (2)Image 8: Eggs - oblique view - enlargedImage 9: Eggs - side view - enlargedImage 10: Eggs - side view - enlarged (2)Image 11: Eggs - top view - enlargedImage 12: Eggs - top view - enlarged (2)Image 13: Eggs - top view - enlarged (3)

Mamestra brassicae (Cabbage Moth) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Mamestra brassicae (Cabbage Moth)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 19 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Mamestra brassicae (Cabbage Moth)
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