Large White
Pieris brassicae
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Insectherbivore
The large white is a pale-winged butterfly often seen fluttering over gardens and fields. It's closely related to the smaller cabbage white butterfly and is sometimes called the cabbage butterfly because its caterpillars munch on leafy greens.
- Its caterpillars feed on cabbage and other leafy plants.
- Often mistaken for a moth due to its coloring.
- Found across Europe and parts of Asia.
FarmGrasslandUrbanEuropeAsia
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Insect
- Scientific name
- Pieris brassicae
- Habitat
- Farm, Grassland, Urban
- Regions in this directory
- Europe, Asia
- Diet
- herbivore
- Relative size
- medium