| 单词 | cabbage moth |
| 释义 | > as lemmascabbage moth cabbage moth n. a mottled grey-brown noctuid moth, Mamestra brassicae, native to Europe but also found in North America, the larva of which feeds on cabbages and many other plants. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Noctuidae > mamestra brassicae cabbage moth1809 1809 A. H. Haworth Lepidoptera Britannica ii. 191 The Cabbage Moth. 1931 K. M. Smith Textbk. Agric. Entomol. vii. 78 The caterpillars of the cabbage moth bore into the heart of the plant to a greater extent. 2004 Nature 26 Aug. 982/1 The larva of the cabbage moth (Mamestra brassicae) is a voracious creature that feeds on a wide variety of vegetable leaves and is a serious pest for farmers. < as lemmas |
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