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Arthropods Daily · No. 219 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

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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.