There are currently more than 100 insect cell lines available for recombinant protein production with lines derived from Bombyx mori, Mamestra brassicae, Spodoptera frugiperda, Trichoplusia ni, and Drosophila melanogaster being of particular interest.
The Cabbage Moth (Mamestra brassicae) is a common Palearctic moth of the family Noctuidae.