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Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 219 No. 219 |

Large White
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.

Ancestry Graph

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This is not intended to be a dry lexicon. Personal stories and sensitive articles form the framework for our pictures: „Explained as easy as pie — How insects communicate with their environment“ Insects communicate in various ways, including pheromones, sounds, and visual signals, to interact with each other and survive.

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Explained as easy as pie — How insects communicate with their environment

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