Chapter 33. P. D. Lingren, T. J. Henneberry, A. N. Sparks. 1979. Current knowledge and research on movement of the cabbage looper and related looper species. Pages 394-404. In: R. L. Rabb, G. G. Kennedy (editors). Movement of Highly Mobile Insects: Concepts and Methodology in Research.

Proceedings of a Conference, “Movement of Selected Species of Lepidoptera in the Southeastern United States,” Raleigh, North Carolina, April 9-11, 1979.

Keywords: evidence of and techniques for determining airborne movement of the cabbage looper Trichoplusia ni, capture of moths from unmanned oil platforms on the Gulf of Mexico up to 161 km from shore, also capture by nets from airplanes 61 meters elevation, distribution in the United States, distribution along the Eastern Seaboard of the United States, evidence of southerly flow of populations during the fall months, movement of soybean looper and other Plusiinae