cabbage butterfly

n. See cabbage white.

cab′bage but`terfly

n. any white or chiefly white butterfly of the family Pieridae, as Pieris rapae, the larvae of which feed on the leaves of cabbages and related plants. [1810–20]

Thesaurus

Noun

cabbage butterfly - white butterfly whose larvae (cabbageworms) feed on cabbagefamily Pieridae, Pieridae - arthropod family including cabbage butterflies; sulphur butterfliespierid, pierid butterfly - any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legssmall white, Pieris rapae - small widely distributed formlarge white, Pieris brassicae - Old World form of cabbage butterflyPieris protodice, southern cabbage butterfly - common North American form of cabbage butterfly

Cabbage Butterfly

(Pieris rapae), also small white, a butterfly of the family Pieridae. The wingspread is 4–5 cm. Cabbage butterflies are predominantly white; the front wings are black at the top and have one (males) or two (females) blackish spots. The butterflies are found in Europe, Asia, North Africa, and North America. The caterpillar is dull green, with a yellow stripe down the back and yellow spots on the sides. It lives on plants of the families Cruciferae, Resedaceae, and Tropaeolaceae. The caterpillar damages garden and ornamental plants (for example, cabbage, turnip, and mignonette).

cabbage butterfly

noun

Words related to cabbage butterfly

noun white butterfly whose larvae (cabbageworms) feed on cabbage

Related Words

family Pieridae
Pieridae
pierid
pierid butterfly
small white
Pieris rapae
large white
Pieris brassicae
Pieris protodice
southern cabbage butterfly

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