Life
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Ditrysia
Noctuoidea
Noctuidae
Plusiinae
- Trichoplusia McDunnough, 1944
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Trichoplusia McDunnough, 1944; Mem. So. Calif. Acad. Sci., 2: 204, TS: Plusia brassicae Riley
Trichoplusia (Plusiini) ; [NACL, 130]
Trichoplusia (Agyrogrammatini) ; [MNA25.1, 43]; [NE10: 156, 170]
- Misidentified/misapplied:
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Ctenoplusia; auth.
Plusia Ochsenheimer, 1816; Forbes, 1954, (part)
Diachrysia Hübner, 1821; auth., (part)
AF, S.Palearctic, Oriental Region, S.Canada, USA, Antilles, Mexico, CA, Brazil, Paraguay, N.Argentina. See [About maps]
Tupsumetalliyökkönen
Ni Moth
Cabbage Looper
Fausse-arpenteuse du Chou
Noctua ni Hübner, [1803]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [4] : pl. 58, f. 284, TL: Europ
Plusia humilis Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 12: 915, TL: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Plusia extrahens Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 12: 929, TL: India
Plusia significans Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 12: 930, TL: Punjab, India
Plusia innata Herrich-Schäffer, 1868; CorrespBl. zool.-min Ver. Regensburg 22: 184, TL: Cuba
Plusia brassicae Riley, 1870; 2nd Ann. Rep., Missouri : 110, f. 81, TL: Missouri
Plusia echinocystidis Strecker, 1874; Lep. Rhopal. Het. (10): 94, TL: California
Plusia ni ab. comma Schultz, 1907; Int. Ent. Zs. 1: 32, TL: Riviera
Plusia ni deserticola Oberthür, 1913; (nom. nud)
Plusia ni deserticola Rothschild, 1913; Novit. Zool. 20 (1) : 129, TL: [El Golea, Algeria]
Phytometra brassicae ab. u-notata Strand, 1917; Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2) : 48
Plusia ni f. florida Dannehl, 1929; Mit. Münch. Ent. Ges. 19: 116, TL: Monte Paradiso; Montagna Grande; Gran-Sasso; Kalk Mountains, Italy
Trichoplusia ni, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
Trichoplusia ni, African Moths [AFM]
Trichoplusia ni, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Trichoplusia ni, E.H. Strickland Ent. Mus, U of [ALBERTA]
Trichoplusia ni, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Trichoplusia ni, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Trichoplusia ni, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Trichoplusia ni, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Trichoplusia ni, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Trichoplusia ni, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
Phytometra ni deserticola ; Rothschild, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (2): 234
Trichoplusia ni ; [NACL, #8887]; [MNA25.1: 44, f. 12, pl. 1, f. 8-9, pl. 4, f. 2, pl. A, f. 9, pl. J, f. 1]; [NE10, 156]
Larva on
Urtica?
"Trichoplusia s.l." ; [NE10, 156]
Uganda, ?. See [About maps]
Plusia aranea Hampson, 1909; Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. 19 : 112, pl. 4, f. 20, TL: Uganda
Trichoplusia aranea ; [NE10, 156]
Kenya, ?. See [About maps]
Trichoplusia callista Dufay, 1972; Bull. mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon 41: 72, TL: Kenya, Nairobi, Muguga
Trichoplusia callista, African Moths [AFM]
Trichoplusia callista ; [NE10, 156]
Tanzania, ?. See [About maps]
Trichoplusia cinnabarina Dufay, 1972; Bull. mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon 41: 71, TL: Tanzania, Mt. Roungoue
Trichoplusia cinnabarina ; [NE10, 156]
Uganda, ?. See [About maps]
Plusia cupreomicans Hampson, 1909; Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. 19 : 112, pl. 4, f. 19, TL: Uganda
Trichoplusia cupreomicans ; [NE10, 156]
Senegal, ?. See [About maps]
Trichoplusia elacheia Dufay, 1972; Bull. mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon 41: 71, TL: Senegal, Sebikotane
Trichoplusia elacheia ; [NE10, 156]
Rhodesia, ?. See [About maps]
Trichoplusia epicharis Dufay, 1972; Bull. mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon 41: 72, TL: Rhodesia, Mt. Vumba
Trichoplusia epicharis ; [NE10, 156]
Liberia. See [About maps]
Trichoplusia glyceia Dufay, 1972; Bull. mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon 41: 94, TL: Liberia, Nimba, Grassfield
Trichoplusia glyceia ; [NE10, 156]
Cameroun, ?. See [About maps]
Trichoplusia gromieri Dufay, 1975; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon 44 (4): 114, TL: Cameroon
Trichoplusia gromieri ; [NE10, 156]
Madagascar. See [About maps]
Plusia lampra Dufay, 1968; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon 37: 196, TL: Madagascar, Moramanga
Trichoplusia lampra ; [NE10, 156]
Cameroun, ?. See [About maps]
Trichoplusia photeina Dufay, 1972; Bull. mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon 41: 93, TL: Cameroon, Bafut N'guemba forest
Trichoplusia photeina ; [NE10, 156]
Tanzania, ?. See [About maps]
Plusia roseofasciata Carcasson, 1965; J. E. Africa nat. Hist. Soc. 25: 147, TL: Tanzania
Trichoplusia roseofasciata ; [NE10, 156]
Cape, ?. See [About maps]
Plusia sestertia Felder, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 110, f. 31, TL: Cape
Trichoplusia sestertia ; [NE10, 156]
Madagascar. See [About maps]
Plusia sogai Dufay, 1968; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon 37: 195, TL: Madagascar, Tananarive
Trichoplusia sogai ; [NE10, 156]
Tanzania, ?. See [About maps]
Trichoplusia telaugea Dufay, 1972; Bull. mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon 41: 93, TL: Tanzania, Mt. Merou
Trichoplusia telaugea, African Moths [AFM]
Trichoplusia telaugea ; [NE10, 156]
S.Africa, ?. See [About maps]
Plusia tetrastigma Hampson, 1910; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 5 (29): 431, TL: S.Africa
Trichoplusia tetrastigma ; [NE10, 156]
25.4.2009 (17)
- References:
- [AFM]
- African Moths
- [ALBERTA]
- University of Alberta, E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum; Browse Entomology Collection
- [About maps]
- Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
- [BAMONA]
- Opler, Pavulaan, Stanford & Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node
- [Bruce Walsh]
- Bruce Walsh; e-mail: Bruce Walsh; The Moths of Southeastern Arizona; Butterflies of Southeastern Arizona
- [HBN]
- Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2
- [Ian Kimber]
- http://www.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/
- [LAMAS-NEO]
- Gerardo Lamas; Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)
- [MBE]
- Moths and Butteflies of Europe; Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/
- [MNA25.1]
- Lafontaine & Poole; The Moths of America North of Mexico, 25.1; NOCTUOIDEA; Noctuidae, Plusiinae
- [MPG]
- North American Moth Photographers Group
- [NACL]
- Hodges, 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico
- [NE10]
- Goater, Ronkay & Fibiger, 2003; Noctuidae Europaeae 10: 252pp; Catocalinae & Plusiinae
- [NOCTS]
- Noctuid Search; An Interactive Key to Identify the Noctuidae of North America; e-mail: Thomas D. Eichlin; e-mail: Scott A. Kinnee; Dennis E. Mayhew; Ronald E. Somerby; Charles S. Papp
- [PNWM]
- Pacific Northwest Moths
- [SVF]
- Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)
- Some related literature:
- Carcasson, 1965
- New Lepidoptera from East Africa
J. E. Africa nat. Hist. Soc. 25: 131-160
- Dannehl, 1929
- Neue formen und geographische rassen aus meiner ausbeuten und erwerbungen der letzten jahre
Mit. Münch. Ent. Ges. 19: 97-116
- Distant, 1901
- Description of four new species of Noctuidae from the Transvaal
Entomologist 34
: 284-285
- Dufay, 1968
- Descriptions de nouvelles especes de Plusiinae de Madagascar (Lep. Noctuidae)
Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon 37: 195-212
- Dufay, 1972
- Descriptions de nouveaux Plusiinae Africains (Lep. Noctuidae)
Bull. mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon 41: 65-72, 93-104, 105-111
- Dufay, 1975
- Descriptions de nouveaux Plusiinae du Cameroun (Lep. Noctuidae)
Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon 44 (4): 114-118
- Felder, 1874
- Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Behilfen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Band 2. Abtheilung 2. Lepidoptera. Rhopalocera
Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2)
(1): 1-136, pl. 1-21 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, [1865]),
(2): 137-378, pl. 22-47 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1865),
(3): 379-536, pl. 48-74 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1867),
(4): 537-548, pl. 75-120, (Inhalts-Verz.) 1-9 (pl. 1-74), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) ,
(5): pl. 121-140, (erklärung) 1-10 (pl. 75-107), (Inhalts-Vers.) 1-20 (pl. 108-140), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
- Hampson, 1909
- Ruwenzori Expedition Reports - Lepidoptera Heterocera
Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. 19
: 103-140, pl. 4
- Hampson, 1910
- Description of new African Moths
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8)
5 (29): 430-464,
5 (30): 465-496,
6 (31): 116-141,
6 (32): 145-160
- Herrich-Schäffer, 1868
- Die Schmetterlinge der Insel Cuba
CorrespBl. zool.-min Ver. Regensburg 22: 113-118, 147-156, 179-186
- Hübner, [1803]
- Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge. IV. Noctuae - Eulen ("Dritte Band")
Samml. eur. Schmett. [4]
: 155-194,
: pl. 1-74, f. 1-345 (1800-1803),
: pl. 75-86, f. 346-405 (1803-1808),
: pl. 87-96, f. 406-455 (1808-1809),
: pl. 97-134, f. 456-615 (1809-1813),
: pl. 135-139, f. 616-638 (1814-1817),
: pl. 140-141, f. 639-647 (1818-1819),
: pl. 142-150, f. 648-697 (1819-1822),
: pl. 151, f. 698-703 (1823),
: pl. 152-156, f. 704-732 (1823-1824),
: pl. 157, f. 733-736 (1825-1826),
: pl. 158-160, f. 737-752 (1827-1828),
: pl. 161-162, f. 753-765 (1828-1830),
: pl. 163-169, f. 766-802 (1828-1832),
: pl. 170-171, f. 803-812 (1832-1833),
: pl. 172-176, f. 813-839 (1834),
: pl. 177-179, f. 840-853 (1834-1835),
: pl. 180, f. 854-858 (1834-1835),
: pl. 181, f. 859-863 (1836),
: pl. 182, f. 864-868 (1836-1838),
: pl. 183, f. 869-873 (1837-1838),
: pl. 184-185, f. 874-882 (1838),
: [7], 8-24 (1834?)
- McDunnough, 1944
- Revision of the North American genera and species of the Phalaenid subfamily Plusiinae
Mem. So. Calif. Acad. Sci., 2: 175-232, 6pls
- Riley, 1870
- Second annual report on the noxious, beneficial and other Insects of the State of Missouri, made to the State Board of Agriculture ...
2nd Ann. Rep., Missouri
: 1-135, (index) 1-6
- Rothschild, 1913
- [Expedition to the Central Western Sahara]. Lepidoptera
Novit. Zool. 20 (1)
: 109-143
- Rothschild, 1915
- Lepidoptera of the M'Zab country, south Algeria, collected by Dr Ernest Hartert and Carl Hilgert in 1914
Novit. Zool. 22
(2): 228-243
- Strand, 1917
- Neue Aberrationen der Noctuiden-Subfamilien Hadeninae, Erastriinae, Catocalinae, Mominae und Phytometrinae
Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2)
: 28-50
- Strecker, 1874
- Lepidoptera, Rhopaloceres and Heteroceres, indigenous and exotic, with descriptions and colored illustrations
Lep. Rhopal. Het.
(1): 1-7, pl. 1 (1872),
(2): 9-15, pl. 2 (1873),
(3): 17-24, pl. 3 (1873),
(4): 25-32, pl. 4 (1873),
(5): 33-43, pl. 5 (1873),
(6): 45-50, pl. 6 (1873),
(7): 51-60, pl. 7 (1873),
(8): 61-70, pl. 8 (1874),
(9): 71-80, pl. 9 (1874),
(10): 81-94, pl. 10 (1874),
(11): 95-100, pl. 11 (1874),
(12): 101-108, pl. 12 (1875),
(13): 109-123, pl. 13 (1876),
(14): 125-134, pl. 14 (1878),
(15): 135-143, pl. 15 (1878)
- Walker, [1858]
- List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum
List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus.
9: 1-252 (1856),
10: 253-492 ([1857]),
11: 493-764 (1857),
12: 765-982 ([1858]),
13: 983-1236 ([1858]),
14: 1237-1520 (1858),
15: 1521-1888 (1858)
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