| Pieris brassicae | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
TL: Sweden (3000 m.)
Habitat
- Fields
- Gardens
- Orchards
- Ruderal areas
- Scrub
- Woodlands
49-62 mm
51-63 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
CatalàBlanca de la col 
ČeskyBělásek zelný 
DanskStor kålsommerfugl 
DeutschGrosser Kohlweissling 
Eesti keelSuur-kapsaliblikas 
EnglishLarge White 
EspañolBlanca de la Col 
FrançaisPiéride du chou 
HrvatskiKupusov bijelac 
ÍslenskaKálskjanni 
ItalianoLa Cavolaia maggiore 
LietuviųKopūstinis baltukas 
MagyarKáposztalepke 
NederlandsGroot koolwitje 
NorskStor kålsommerfugl 
PolskiBielinek kapustnik 
PortuguêsLagarta da couve 
ShqipFlutura e lakrës 
SlovenčinaMlynárik kapustový 
SlovenščinaKapusov belin 
SrpskiVeliki kupusar 
SuomeksiKaaliperhonen 
SvenskaKålfjäril 
TürkçeBüyük Beyazmelek 
ΕλληνικάΠιερίδα του λάχανου 
БеларускаяБялянка капусная 
БългарскиЗелева пеперуда 
РусскийБелянка капустная РусскийКапустница 
УкраїнськаБілан капустяний 
ไทยหนอนกะหล่ำใหญ่ 
ქართულიკომბოსტოს თეთრულა 
中文大菜粉蝶 
ייִדישלבנין הכרוב 
العربيةفراشة أبو دقيق الملفوف 
زبان_فارسیسفید کلمی بزرگ
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Brassicaceae Alliaria petiolata Garlic mustard Brassicaceae Alyssum montanum Brassicaceae Arabis glabra Tower mustard Brassicaceae Armoracia rusticana Horseradish Brassicaceae Aurinia saxatilis Basket of Gold Brassicaceae Barbarea vulgaris Bittercress Brassicaceae Brassica montana Brassicaceae Brassica napus Rapeseed Brassicaceae Brassica oleracea Wild cabbage Brassicaceae Brassica rapa Napa cabbage Brassicaceae Bunias orientalis Turkish wartycabbage Brassicaceae Cakile maritima European Sea Rocket Brassicaceae Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's Purse Brassicaceae Cardamine bulbifera Coralroot bittercress Brassicaceae Cochlearia officinalis Common Scurvygrass Brassicaceae Coincya monensis Brassicaceae Crambe koktebelica Brassicaceae Diplotaxis erucoides White rocket Brassicaceae Diplotaxis muralis Annual wall-rocket Brassicaceae Diplotaxis tenuifolia Perennial wall-rocket Brassicaceae Eruca vesicaria Arugula Brassicaceae Erysimum hieracifolium Brassicaceae Hesperis matronalis Dame's Violet Brassicaceae Hirschfeldia incana Shortpod mustard Brassicaceae Isatis tinctoria Woad Brassicaceae Lepidium latifolium Perennial pepperweed Brassicaceae Lobularia maritima Sweet alyssum Brassicaceae Lunaria annua Annual honesty Brassicaceae Lunaria rediviva Perennial honesty Brassicaceae Raphanus raphanistrum Wild radish Brassicaceae Raphanus sativus Daikon Brassicaceae Rorippa amphibia Great yellowcress Brassicaceae Rorippa sylvestris Creeping yellowcress Brassicaceae Sinapis arvensis Charlock Brassicaceae Sisymbrium loeselii Small tumbleweed mustard Brassicaceae Sisymbrium officinale Hedge mustard Brassicaceae Tarenaya hassleriana Spider flower Brassicaceae Thlaspi arvense Field pennycress Capparaceae Capparis spinosa Caper Resedaceae Reseda lutea Wild Mignonette
- Subspecies
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Species Author Pieris (Pieris) brassicae brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758) Pieris (Pieris) brassicae catoleuca Röber, 1896 Pieris (Pieris) brassicae cypria Vérity, 1908 Pieris (Pieris) brassicae italorum Stauder, 1921 Pieris (Pieris) brassicae nepalensis Doubleday, 1846 Pieris (Pieris) brassicae ottonis Röber, 1907 Pieris (Pieris) brassicae subtaeniata Turati, 1929 Pieris (Pieris) brassicae vazquezi Oberthür, 1914 Pieris (Pieris) brassicae verna Zeller, 1924
- Links
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Language Website Authors British Butterflies Steven Cheshire Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland Robert Thompson, Brian Nelson Butterflies of India Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy Butterfly Conservation Armenia euroButterflies Matt Rowling Lepiforum e. V. Micra.cl Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Russian insects Ilya Osipov Schmetterling - Raupe Walter Schön Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species UK Butterflies Peter Eeles
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