cabbage white

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The name refers to the fact that many butterflies of this genus favor cabbages (among other plants) as host plants for their eggs.

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cabbage white (plural cabbage whites)

  1. (entomology) Any of various largely white butterflies with dark markings in the family Pieridae, especially the species Pieris brassicae, Pieris canidia, and Pieris rapae.

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