cabbage worm

noun9

1. •
   Any of various lepidopterans whose larvae feed on cabbages and other cole crops.
2. •
   Any of several species of Pieris (family Pieridae) butterflies.
3. •
   A small white (Pieris rapae), found in most temperate regions.
4. •
   A large white (Pieris brassicae), of Eurasia and north Africa.
5. •
   A southern cabbage butterfly (Pieris protodice), of North America.
6. •
   A green-veined white (Pieris napi) of Europe and North America.
7. •
   A cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni, family Noctuidae), of much of the northern hemisphere.
8. •
   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.
9. •
   A diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella, syn. Plutella maculipennis, family Plutellidae).