Mamestra

Mamestra
Mamestra
Cabbage Moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Mamestra
Ochsenheimer, 1816

Mamestra is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. Perhaps the best known species is the Cabbage Moth, M. brassicae.

Species

  • Mamestra brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Mamestra configurata Walker, 1856
  • Mamestra curialis (Smith, 1888)
  • Mamestra repentina Morrison, 1875
  • Mamestra tayulingensis Yoshimoto, 1989


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