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Arthropods Daily · No. 216 Large WhitePieris brassicae
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Large White (Pieris brassicae) – species of family “Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs“

Pieris brassicae, the large white, also called cabbage butterfly, cabbage white, cabbage moth (erroneously), or in India the large cabbage white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is a close relative of the small white, Pieris rapae.

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Arthropods Insects Butterflies and Moths Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs Common Brimstone Green-veined White Large White Small White
Arthropods Insects Butterflies and Moths Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs Common Brimstone Green-veined White Large White Small White

This is not intended to be a dry lexicon. Personal stories and sensitive articles form the framework for our pictures: „Death in the garden“ Otto, the earwig, experiences an environment that is becoming increasingly dangerous due to the use of neonicotinoids and confronts the deadly consequences of these insecticides for himself and other insects.

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„Large White“ also appeared in the following editions of Arthropods Daily

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No. 219 |

Large White

Pieris brassicae, the large white, also called cabbage butterfly, cabbage white, cabbage moth (erroneously), or in India the large cabbage white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is a close relative of the small white, Pieris rapae.

Large White

No. 216 |

Large White

Pieris brassicae, the large white, also called cabbage butterfly, cabbage white, cabbage moth (erroneously), or in India the large cabbage white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is a close relative of the small white, Pieris rapae.