cabbage worm

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cabbage worm

Alternative forms

cabbageworm, cabbage-worm

Noun

cabbage worm (plural cabbage worms)

Any of various lepidopterans whose larvae feed on cabbages and other cole crops.
1. Any of several species of Pieris (family Pieridae) butterflies:
  1. A small white (Pieris rapae), found in most temperate regions.
  2. A large white (Pieris brassicae), of Eurasia and north Africa.
  3. A southern cabbage butterfly (Pieris protodice), of North America.
  4. A green-veined white (Pieris napi) of Europe and North America.
2. A cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni, family Noctuidae), of much of the northern hemisphere.
3. A cabbage webworm (Hellula undalis, family Crambidae) native to southern Europe or Asia that also injures cabbages and other vegetables in the Gulf states of the United States.
4. A diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella, syn. Plutella maculipennis, family Plutellidae).

Translations

Pieris rapae — see small white

Pieris brassicae — see large white

Pieris protodice

Pieris napi — see green-veined white

Trichoplusia ni — see cabbage looper

Hellula undalis

Plutella xylostella — see diamondback moth

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