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Large white
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pieridae
Genus:
Pieris
Species:
P. brassicae
Binomial name
Pieris brassicae
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Papilio brassicae Linnaeus, 1758
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.
The large white is common throughout Europe, North Africa and Asia.
Pierisbrassicae, the large white, also called cabbage butterfly, cabbage white, cabbage moth (erroneously), or in India the large cabbage white, is a...
In appearance it looks like a smaller version of the large white (Pierisbrassicae). The upperside is creamy white with black tips on the forewings. Females...
The Madeiran large white (Pierisbrassicae wollastoni) is a subspecies of the large white butterfly, endemic to Madeira. It was described by the English...
The nature of the glue has been little researched but in the case of Pierisbrassicae, it begins as a pale yellow granular secretion containing acidophilic...
parasitize a wide range of Pieris butterfly species as host, but the large white (Pierisbrassicae) and small white (Pieris rapae) are the main hosts....
orange sulphur Colias philodice clouded sulphur Pieris rapae, small white or cabbage white Pierisbrassicae, large white or cabbage white DeVries P. J. in...
including the orange tip (Anthocharis cardamines), large white (Pierisbrassicae), small white (Pieris rapae), and moths, such as Plutella porrectella. It is considered...
of Lepidoptera. For instance, the common Pimpla rufipes parasitizes Pierisbrassicae and Lymantria dispar. They are generally sturdy black wasps with orange...
Noctuidae genus Spodoptera (armyworms), Helicoverpa (corn earworm), or Pierisbrassicae can cause extensive damage to certain crops. Helicoverpa zea larvae...
(Avena sativa), but also present in white cabbage butterfly eggs (Pierisbrassicae and P. rapae), and in fungus-infected carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus)...
altitudes of 3,700–4,300 m (12,100–14,100 ft). It closely resembles Pierisbrassicae, from which it differs as follows: Male has the upper forewing with...
(Pierisbrassicae) is prevalent in eastern European countries. The diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) and the cabbage moth (Mamestra brassicae) thrive...
The main hosts of this parasitic wasp are the large white butterfly (Pierisbrassicae) and the spongy moth (Lymantria dispar). The larvae feed on the hosts...
Gardiner, B. O. C. (1962). "Oviposition and the hatching of the eggs of Pierisbrassicae (L.) in a laboratory culture". Bulletin of Entomological Research....
"Recherche du centre photorecepteur lors de l'induction de la diapause chez Pierisbrassicae L.". Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences. 262: 553–556. Bowen...
three species of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) are listed. Pierisbrassicae (L.) is the common cabbage white butterfly, whose larvae eat the leaves...
"Physiological Aspects of Diapause and Cold Tolerance during Overwintering in PierisBrassicae". Physiological Entomology. 16 (4): 447–56. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3032...
parasitic wasps (Vespula germanica and V. vulgaris) prey on caterpillar (Pierisbrassicae)-infested cabbage leaves that emit GLVs. The same GLVs are emitted...
cabbage moth, Mamestra brassicae, should not be confused with the cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni) or the white cabbage butterfly (Pieris rapae) which share...
bodies. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pontia protodice. PierisbrassicaePieris rapae "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Pontia protodice Checkered White"...
Cabbage white or cabbage butterfly may refer to: Pierisbrassicae, a Palearctic butterfly Pieris rapae, a Palearctic butterfly that has been introduced...
central vinyl groups of the adjacent nitrogensc In the butterfly species Pierisbrassicae, it is produced starting with acetate and then proceeding to glycin...
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