cabbage looper
noun
: a noctuid moth (Trichoplusia ni) having pale green white-striped larvae that feed on cruciferous plants
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When disturbed, cabbage loopers frequently rear up like a cobra.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2025
Slugs, aphids, cabbage loopers, and other plant pests nibble holes into leaves, burrow into root crops, and harm your vegetables and fruits in other ways.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2025
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2025
Slugs, aphids, cabbage loopers, and other plant pests nibble holes into leaves, burrow into root crops, and harm your vegetables and fruits in other ways.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2025
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“Cabbage looper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cabbage%20looper. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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