E-Fauna BC Home

Photograph

© Libby & Rick Avis     (Photo ID #9982)

Map

E-Fauna BC Static Map

Distribution of Trichoplusia ni in British Columbia in British Columbia

Introduction


The Cabbage Looper is a widspread nocturnal species of moth that is found throughout the southern Palaearctic ecozone, North America, parts of Africa and most of the Oriental and Indo-Australian region (Wikipedia 2012). "It is primarily a tropical species that probably cannot winter north of the southern United States, and that re-invades southern Canada in late summer each year" (University of Alberta Entomology Collection 2012). Ths species feeds on a variety of plants and is considered a serious agricultural pest in some regions.

Status Information

Origin StatusProvincial StatusBC List
(Red Blue List)		COSEWIC
NativeS4S5No StatusNot Listed



BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer--the authoritative source for conservation information in British Columbia.

General References

Google Scholar Search

© 2014 E-Fauna BC  Contact us