Large White

Pieris brassicae

TQ4792 17/07/2018 ©Raymond Small 

A large butterfly with a wingspan reaching 70mm across. The white forewings have black tips extending down the wing edge. Females have two spots on the forewings, not present in males. The wings have creamy-white undersides. Its caterpillars feed on plants in the Cabbage family.

TQ4892 10/07/2020 ©Raymond Small

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