cabbage looper

短语

甘蓝银纹夜蛾

词形变化

cabbage loopers 复数 cabbage loopers

释义与例句

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

    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.