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Cabbage Moth

Mamestra brassicae

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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:

Blairsville, Georgia

Saint Anthony, Idaho

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Chillybean

(Zone 5a) | August 2014 | Neutral

This moth is not found on the continental United States (at this time), but in Europe, Russia and as far east as Japan. --from Wikipedia

What we call Cabbage Moth in North America is actually a butterfly, the Cabbage White, Pieris rapae.

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