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
References
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