Eggs are smooth, light green and slightly flat. Within about 3 days, small caterpillars hatch from the eggs. Adults emerge in about 13 days unless they overwinter. Development from egg to adult can be completed in about 35 days. Four generations or more can be produced each year.
Adults have siphoning mouths.
Cabbage loopers feed on leaves of a wide variety of plants, including beets, cabbage, carnation, cotton, kale, lettuce, nasturtium, parsley, peas, potato, soybeans, spinach, tomato. Injured leaves appear tattered, with irregularly shaped holes removed between major leaf veins. Adults are attracted to lights at night. For additional information, contact your local Texas extension service agent, or search for other state extension service offices.