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Cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni)
urban (backyard, on tomato a basil plants)
It could also be a soybean looper (Pseudoplusia includens), unfortunately however, the two can only be distinguished by observing the characteristics of their inside surface of the mandible part of the mouthparts through a microscope.
Spotted on Sep 10, 2010
Submitted on Sep 12, 2010
3 Comments
I submitted a photo here of an adult Cabbage Looper, the moths blend in really well with tree bark!
Thank you. The information was from the website I use to identify caterpillars:
http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-1121...
great photo! I didn't know the only way to distinguish between a cabbage looper and a soybean looper was through examining the internal surfaces of their mouthparts. That's wild! Thanks for sharing!