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diamondback moth

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noun

  1. 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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Department of Agriculture is seeking to enlist such techniques to eradicate an invasive diamondback moth in New York, which eats vegetable crops, and a cotton-munching pink bollworm in Arizona.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2022

The diamondback moth was once a relatively insignificant pest, only one of many that munched on cabbage, broccoli, brussels sprouts and other Brassica vegetables.

From Scientific American • Aug. 25, 2017

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