Brassica species are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including: Arctiidae Giant leopard moth (Hypercompe scribonia) Hypercompe abdominalis Hypercompe indecisa Crambidae Cabbage webworm (Hellula rogatalis) Cross-striped cabbageworm (Evergestis rimosalis) Purplebacked cabbageworm (Evergestis pallidata) Geometridae Foxglove pug (Eupithecia pulchellata) - recorded on Brassica in Malta Garden carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata) Hepialidae Common swift (Korscheltellus lupulina) Ghost moth (Hepialus humuli) Noctuidae Alfalfa looper (Autographa californica) - western US Angle shades (Phlogophora meticulosa) Beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua) Cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni) Cabbage moth (Mamestra brassicae) Garden dart (Euxoa nigricans) The Gothic (Naenia typica) Heart and club (Agrotis clavis) Heart and dart (Agrotis exclamationis) Large yellow underwing (Noctua pronuba) The nutmeg (Discestra trifolii) Setaceous Hebrew character (Xestia c-nigrum) Turnip moth (Agrotis segetum) Zebra caterpillar (Ceramica picta) Pieridae Pieris rapae – small white Pieris brassicae – large white Pontia protodice – southern cabbageworm or checkered white Plutellidae Diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) References Pests and diseases of Brassica (on Wikibooks) Brassica +Lepidoptera