Noun
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. Plutella maculipennis, family Plutellidae).
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