CABBAGE MOTH Definition & Meaning

cabbage moth

noun

diamondback moth.

cabbage moth

noun

a common brownish noctuid moth, Mamestra brassicae, the larva of which is destructive of cabbages and other plants

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of cabbage moth¹

First recorded in 1840–50

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Also known as the cabbage moth, it is thought to originate in the Mediterranean but is now widespread.

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These voracious worms hatch from eggs laid by the cabbage moth.

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Kemba's Got the Cabbage Moth Blues is a horrible hoedown.

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Similar but usually more torn and irregular holes are eaten out by many caterpillars—e.g. the Cabbage Moth.

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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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