"cabbage moth" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cabbage moths [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cabbage moth (plural cabbage moths)
  1. (UK, informal) The common white and black butterfly, Pieris brassicae, of the family Pieridae. Tags: UK, informal
    Sense id: en-cabbage_moth-en-noun-5oBiW4m8 Categories (other): British English
  2. (Australia, informal) The common white and black butterfly, Pieris rapae, of the family Pieridae. Tags: Australia, informal
    Sense id: en-cabbage_moth-en-noun-AUu7DU9v Categories (other): Australian English
  3. diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella. Categories (lifeform): Moths, Pierid butterflies Related terms: cabbage looper, cabbage white
    Sense id: en-cabbage_moth-en-noun-tIqU31v5 Disambiguation of Moths: 14 15 71 Disambiguation of Pierid butterflies: 20 25 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 18 64 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 19 69 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 20 21 59

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