| 单词 | garden white butterfly |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgarden white butterfly garden white n. (also garden white butterfly) the large white butterfly ( Pieris brassicae) and the small white butterfly ( Artogeia rapae), the caterpillars of which are pests of brassicas, nasturtiums, and certain other cultivated plants; also called cabbage white. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [noun] > family Pieridae > genus Pieris > member of garden white1766 Pieris1855 1766 M. Harris Aurelian 62 They [sc. Wood Whites] fly twice a year, or at the same Times with the large and small Garden Whites. 1892 Daily News 6 Oct. 5/1 The caterpillars of the Garden White—the green grubs that do so much damage among the cabbages—are crawling up the walls. 1916 E. Step Marvels Insect Life 261 (caption) The numbers of the garden-white butterflies are reduced by the action of certain small ichneumon-wasps. 2014 M. D. Letts Once Fog Has Lifted i. 6 A number of butterflies like the garden whites and meadow browns ascended into the garden. < as lemmas |
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