cabbage white

English

Etymology

The name refers to the fact that many butterflies of this genus favor cabbages (among other plants) as host plants for their eggs.

Noun

cabbage white (plural cabbage whites)

1. (entomology) Any of various largely white butterflies with dark markings in the family Pieridae, especially the species Pieris brassicae, Pieris canidia, and Pieris rapae.

Derived terms

• Asian cabbage white (Pieris canidia)
• Indian cabbage white (Pieris canidia)
• large cabbage white (Pieris brassicae)
• small cabbage white (Pieris rapae)

Related terms

• cabbagehead
• cabbage moth
• cabbage worm

Translations

butterfly of family Pieridae

Catalan: blanqueta f Dutch: koolwitje (nl) n Finnish: kaaliperhonen (fi) Icelandic: kálfiðrildi (is) n Maori: pepe mā Polish: bielinek kapustnik m, kapustnik m Russian: капу́стница (ru) f (kapústnica)

See also

• imported cabbage worm (larval stage)

References

• “cabbage white”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Further reading

• Pieris (butterfly) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pieris (Pieridae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pieris (Pieridae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• white cabbage