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Pieris brassicae

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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Pieris brassicae

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Pieris brassicae

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Pieris brassicae → Butler, Gray, Linnaeus, Oberthür, Pieris, Rebel, Röber, Stauder, Subspecies, Turati, Verity, Zeller
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Pieris brassicae → Media, Pieris, Wikimedia Commons Data, Wikispecies, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2

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large white black larvae butterflies food plants female also butterfly male mustard observed plant brassicae oviposition apex whites glucosides pieris

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broad beaninstance ofprevious studies have shown that the large white larvae do not survive if the adult butterflies oviposit on a different host plant0.80text
plant colour to determine the best host plants for oviposition.Plants with mustard-oil glucosides are important for this butterfly because it dictates their eating behavioursinstance ofthis preference for adult food plant differs from the preference of female large whites using visual cues0.80text
and resultant survival ratesinstance ofthis preference for adult food plant differs from the preference of female large whites using visual cues0.80text
as specified in the section regarding ovipositioninstance ofthis preference for adult food plant differs from the preference of female large whites using visual cues0.80text
Hymenopterainstance oflarge whites can also be preyed upon by species in orders0.80text
Hemipterainstance oflarge whites can also be preyed upon by species in orders0.80text
Coleopterainstance oflarge whites can also be preyed upon by species in orders0.80text
Dipterainstance oflarge whites can also be preyed upon by species in orders0.80text
Arachnidinstance oflarge whites can also be preyed upon by species in orders0.80text
Great Britaininstance ofIn present-day areas0.80text
P. brassicae are now less threatening as pests because of naturalinstance ofIn present-day areas0.80text
chemical control reasonsinstance ofIn present-day areas0.80text

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