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cabbage moth
cabbage moth
noun
a common brownish noctuid moth, Mamestra brassicae, the larva of which is destructive of cabbages and other plants
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cabbage moth1
Example Sentences
Also known as the cabbage moth, it is thought to originate in the Mediterranean but is now widespread.
These voracious worms hatch from eggs laid by the cabbage moth.
Kemba's Got the Cabbage Moth Blues is a horrible hoedown.
Similar but usually more torn and irregular holes are eaten out by many caterpillars—e.g. the Cabbage Moth.
Other insects that prey upon the cabbage tribe, in their caterpillar state, are the cabbage moth, white-line, brown-eyed moth, large white garden butterfly, white and green veined butterfly.
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