(UK, informal) The common white and black butterfly, Pieris brassicae, of the family Pieridae. / (Australia, informal) The common white and black butterfly, Pieris rapae, of the family Pieridae.

plural of moth butterfly

The butterfly, Liphyra brassolis, family Lycaenidae, of Australia and Asia.

The common silverfish, Lepisma.

The moth Plutella xylostella, formerly P. maculipennis, an agricultural pest chiefly feeding on leaves of cruciferous crops and plants that produce glucosinolates.

plural of moth bean

The legume Vigna aconitifolia.

The noctuid moth Lacanobia oleracea.

Any moth of the family Hyblaeidae.

(lepidopterology) Any of various moths belonging to Agrotis or other genera in the family Noctuidae, and having larvae that are cutworms.