Cabbage looper
General Trichoplusia is not only a damaging pest in crucifers, their favourite host, it can also be found in crops such as tomato, pepper, some cucurbits [...] eggs have a spherical shape, with the flattened part attached to the leaf, and are a yellowish or greenish white colour. The Larvae hatch after 3 to 4 days [...] they move in a “looping” manner. They take 15 to 20 days to pass through 5 instars, changing colour from yellowish green to pale green with a white band