TL: Spain, Canary Islands
Habitat
- Laurel forests
Similar species
58-65 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
DeutschKanaren-Weißling 
EnglishCanary Islands' Large White 
FrançaisPiéride de la capucine 
NederlandsCanarisch groot koolwitje 
SuomeksiKanariankaaliperhonen
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Brassicaceae Brassica oleracea Wild cabbage Brassicaceae Crambe santosii Brassicaceae Crambe strigosa Brassicaceae Descurainia millefolia Brassicaceae Lobularia canariensis Tropaeolaceae Tropaeolum majus Garden Nasturtium Tropaeolaceae Tropaeolum minus Dwarf nasturtium Tropaeolaceae Tropaeolum peregrinum Canary-creeper
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Catophaga cheiranthi Hübner, 1808
- Links
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Language Website Authors European Butterfly Page Guy Padfield Lepidoptera and their ecology Wolfgang Wagner Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Schmetterling - Raupe Walter Schön The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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