cabbage white
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Large_white_spread_wings.jpg/160px-Large_white_spread_wings.jpg)
Pieris brassicae
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Pieris_canidia_canis_Evans%2C_1912_%E2%80%93_Sahyadri_Cabbage_White_at_Mannavan_Shola%2C_Anamudi_Shola_National_Park%2C_Kerala_%286%29.jpg/160px-Pieris_canidia_canis_Evans%2C_1912_%E2%80%93_Sahyadri_Cabbage_White_at_Mannavan_Shola%2C_Anamudi_Shola_National_Park%2C_Kerala_%286%29.jpg)
(Pieris canidia)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Cabbage_White_%28Pieris_rapae%29_-_Kitchener%2C_Ontario.jpg/160px-Cabbage_White_%28Pieris_rapae%29_-_Kitchener%2C_Ontario.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]The name refers to the fact that many butterflies of this genus favor cabbages (among other plants) as host plants for their eggs.
Noun
[edit]cabbage white (plural cabbage whites)
- (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
[edit]- Asian cabbage white (Pieris canidia)
- Indian cabbage white (Pieris canidia)
- large cabbage white (Pieris brassicae)
- small cabbage white (Pieris rapae)
Translations
[edit]butterfly of family Pieridae
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References
[edit]- “cabbage white”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Pieris (butterfly) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pieris (Pieridae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Pieris (Pieridae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons