Definition of "cabbage butterfly"

noun
white butterfly whose larvae (cabbageworms) feed on cabbage


WikiPedia definition of "cabbage butterfly"

The Small White (Pieris rapae) is a small- to medium-sized butterfly species of the Yellows-and-Whites family Pieridae. It is also commonly known as the Small Cabbage White and in ... >>

The Large White (Pieris brassicae), also called Cabbage Butterfly, Cabbage White, or in India the Large Cabbage White, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. >>

The Small White (P. rapae) is a small, common, cosmopolitan butterfly whose caterpillar has fine, short fuzz and is bright green; it prefers cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower. >>

cabbage worm, any of numerous insect larvae that feed on cabbages: imported cabbage worm, the green larva of the cabbage butterfly or cabbage white, any of several largely white ... >>

A butterfly's sense of taste is coordinated by chemoreceptors on the tarsi, which work ... female by the male, on the basis of ultra-violet reflection, in the white cabbage butterfly ... >>

Note: the Small White species of butterfly is commonly called a "cabbage moth" in North America. The Cabbage Moth (Mamestra brassicae) is a common European moth of the family Noctuidae. >>

The Checkered White (Pontia protodice), also called Southern Cabbage Butterfly, is a common North American butterfly in the family Pieridae. Its green larva is a type of cabbage worm. >>

Female White Cabbage Butterflies take advantage of the personal butterfly ultraviolet communication system to also reject males by removing an ultraviolet reflectance signal. >>

The Small White (Pieris rapae) is a small to mid-sized butterfly of the Yellows and Whites Pieridae family. It is also commonly known as the small cabbage white or just the cabbage white. >>

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