cabbage butterfly

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noun

any white or chiefly white butterfly of the family Pieridae, as Pieris rapae, the larvae of which feed on the leaves of cabbages and other related plants.

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Origin of cabbage butterfly

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby cabbage butterfly

cabaret, cabaret tax, cabbage, cabbage aphid, cabbage bug, cabbage butterfly, cabbagehead, cabbage lettuce, cabbage looper, cabbage moth, cabbage palm

How to use cabbage butterfly in a sentence

I’m thinking of flea beetles on arugula and eggplant, potato beetles on spuds, and cabbage butterfly worms and harlequin bugs on cabbages and related varieties.
Fresh vegetables in the middle of winter? It’s possible, even in colder climes.|Adrian Higgins|January 20, 2021|Washington Post
There are several species of ichneumon which make thinnings among the caterpillars of the cabbage butterfly.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction|Various
Mr. Moore: No; this maggot is on the root, the cabbage butterfly lays its eggs on the leaf.
Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916|Various
It is the group to which our common cabbage butterfly belongs and the ground colour is generally white.
Mimicry in Butterflies|Reginald Crundall Punnett

As he approached, a cabbage-butterfly, fluttering about the place lit on the straw hat of one of the dignitaries.
The Butterfly Book|William Jacob Holland
The larvæ of the cabbage-butterfly sometimes do a great deal of harm by eating the cabbage leaves.
Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study|Ontario Ministry of Education