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, [...] green to pale green with a white band on both sides of the body. Pupation takes place in webbed cocoons often on the underside of the host plants. The [...] caterpillars feed mainly on the leaves causing irregular holes. The first three instars make small holes, while the following stages feed on the tissue between