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Cabbage butterfly Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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cabbage butterfly
Noun
1. white butterfly whose larvae (cabbageworms) feed on cabbage
(hypernym) pierid, pierid butterfly
(hyponym) small white, Pieris rapae
(member-holonym) Pieridae, family Pieridae
Noun
1. white butterfly whose larvae (cabbageworms) feed on cabbage
(hypernym) pierid, pierid butterfly
(hyponym) small white, Pieris rapae
(member-holonym) Pieridae, family Pieridae
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cabbage butterfly
cabbage butterfly
n : white butterfly whose larvae (cabbageworms) feed on cabbage
cabbage butterfly
(zo?l.), a white butterfly (pieris rap? of both europe and america, and the allied p. oleracea, a native american species) which, in the larval state, devours the leaves of the cabbage and the turnip. see cabbage worm, below...
see cabbage
cabbage butterfly
n : white butterfly whose larvae (cabbageworms) feed on cabbage
cabbage butterfly
(zo?l.), a white butterfly (pieris rap? of both europe and america, and the allied p. oleracea, a native american species) which, in the larval state, devours the leaves of the cabbage and the turnip. see cabbage worm, below...
see cabbage
Cabbage butterfly Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Small White
The Small White (Pieris rapae) is a small to mid-sized butterfly species of the Yellows-and-Whites family Pieridae. It is also commonly known as the Small Cabbage White. The names "Cabbage Butterfly" and "Cabbage White" can also refer to the Large White.
It is widespread across Europe, North Africa and Asia and has also been accidentally introduced to North America, Australia and New Zealand where they have become pests on cultivated cabbages and other mustard family crops.
In appearance it looks like a smaller version of the Large White. The upperside is creamy white with black tips to the forewings. Females also have two black spots in the center of the forewings. Its underwings are yellowish with black speckles. It is sometimes mistaken for a moth due to its plain-looking appearance.
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