cabbage worm
English
Alternative forms
- cabbageworm
Noun
cabbage worm (plural cabbage worms)
- Any of various lepidopterans whose larvae feed on cabbages and other cole crops.
- Any of several species of Pieris (family Pieridae) butterflies:
- A small white (Pieris rapae), found in most temperate regions.
- A large white (Pieris brassicae), of Eurasia and north Africa.
- A southern cabbage butterfly (Pieris protodice), of North America.
- A green-veined white (Pieris napi) of Europe and North America.
- A cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni, family Noctuidae), of much of the northern hemisphere.
- 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.
- A diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella, syn. Pieris maculipennis, family Plutellidae).
- Any of several species of Pieris (family Pieridae) butterflies: