cabbage worm

Meanings

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).