Lacanobia oleracera Insecta , Lepidoptera , Noctuidae . 40 mm wingspan. Brown-red thorax , lighter abdomen . Each segment bears 4 small dark plates. During the day, it stays still, resting on a wall or hidden in the grass.
Egg laying occurs soon after emergence.
If disturbed, it drops at the end of a silk thread and remains still. During the day, it hides. Its development lasts a month. L ife Cycle - 1 annual generation, sometimes 2. The moths appear towards mid-June.