diamondback moth

noun

a moth, Plutella maculipennis, having brownish wings marked with diamond-shaped, yellow spots in the male, the larvae of which feed on the leaves of cabbages and other cruciferous plants.

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Nearby words

diamond wedding, diamond willow, diamond-leaf laurel, diamond-point spoon, diamondback, diamondback moth, diamondback rattlesnake, diamondback terrapin, diamondiferous, diamorphine, diamox

Also called cabbage moth.

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