It looks like Romanesco except that's usually more lime green. I think the distorted area is just a bit of fasciation - pretty common in brassicas. We eat quite a bit of it but not raw in particular. I just use it any way I'd use cauliflower or broccoli . I prefer the flavour to either white cauliflower or green broccoli. If you're really keen on it you can get the matching lampshade! Here is a link that might be useful: Romanesco light

They sure are pretty cats, MissSherry, but the adults are kind of plain looking. In fact, the female doesn't even look like a moth - she doesn't fly so has no wings. Susan

You're asking for a personal opinion, but IMHO, I would dispose of them, except maybe 1 or 2 if you're interesting in raising them. Sometimes I get that crazy idea to raise a strange moth, not knowing what it will look like when it makes a cocoon and emerges. Sometimes I don't - like right now when most of the fennel is gone! LOL! If you have lots of fennel or dill to share, it's really up to you if you want to allow them to eat. If the moth you believe it is, is a small one, they probably won't eat much. Good luck and let us know how it progresses! Susan

Yeah, I had a bunch of those this year. I let one finish feeding and cocoon just to see what it was, and it was one of thlse small brown moths. I don't have enough dill to share with them and my BSTs, though, so I pick off the moth cats now.