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Cabbage Moth
Scientific Name:
Mamestra brassicae
Synonyms:
None in common usage.
Wingspan:
34-50 mm
Log Book Number:
2154
Authority:
Linnaeus, 1758
Confusion Species:
Sideridis albicolon, Blepharita adusta
Scientific Kingdom:
Animalia
Scientific Phylum:
Arthropoda
Scientific Class:
Insecta
Scientific Subclass:
Pterygota
Scientific Infraclass:
Neoptera
Scientific Superorder:
Endopterygota
Scientific Order:
Lepidoptera
Scientific Suborder:
Glossata
Scientific Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Scientific Superfamily:
Noctuoidea
Scientific Family:
Noctuidae
Scientific Subfamily:
Hadeninae
Scientific Genus:
Mamestra
Patterns:
Speckled
Colours:
Silver