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Definition of Cabbage butterfly
1. Noun. White butterfly whose larvae (cabbageworms) feed on cabbage.
Generic synonyms: Pierid, Pierid Butterfly
Specialized synonyms: Pieris Rapae, Small White, Large White, Pieris Brassicae, Pieris Protodice, Southern Cabbage Butterfly
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cabbage Butterfly
Literary usage of Cabbage butterfly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Moths and Butterflies by Mary Cynthia Dickerson (1901)
"Our common white butterfly is the CABBAGE butterfly,1 so called because its ...
of parasites of the cabbage butterfly. J themselves rather notorious over ..."
2. Annual Record of Science and Industry for 1871-78 by Spencer Fullerton Baird (1872)
"Letter. SPREAD OF THE cabbage butterfly. According to Dr. Uhler, of Baltimore,
the European cabbage butterfly (Pontia ..."
3. Elementary Lessons in Zoology: A Guide in Studying Animal Life and Structure by James George Needham (1895)
"THE cabbage butterfly. (Pieris r This is the small white butterfly with black
wing tips, ... MALE cabbage butterfly, Pieris Follow the plan of study ..."
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