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~ Large Cabbage White Butterfly ~
The Large White is common throughout Europe, North Africa and are often in agricultural areas, meadows and parkland ! It is a strong flier and the British population is reinforced in most years by migrations from the continent !
ScottSmith14227 ~Reports of scattered Large White in the Northeastern United States (New York, Rhode Island and Maine) over the past century are of a dubious nature and indicate either accidental transport or intentional release ! Such introductions threaten to firmly establish this agricultural pest in North America !
The wings are white, with black tips on the forewings of both males and females, the female also has two black spots on each forewing ! The underside is a pale greenish and serves as excellent camouflage when at rest. The black markings are generally darker in the summer brood its wingspan is 5 to 6 cm !
The female lays batches of 20 to 100 yellow eggs on plants in the cabbage family and can be a pest on food crops ! They seem to have a preference for cultivated varieties of cabbage and brussels sprouts ! (Brassica olerace) The caterpillars are yellowish green with yellow lines and black spots and feed in groups in plain view on the leaf surface !
I Have Very Fond Childhood Memories Of Chasing These Butterflies Growing Up In A Densely Populated Area Of Liverpool In The Early 1950s !
~ Large Cabbage White Butterfly ~
The Large White is common throughout Europe, North Africa and are often in agricultural areas, meadows and parkland ! It is a strong flier and the British population is reinforced in most years by migrations from the continent !
ScottSmith14227 ~Reports of scattered Large White in the Northeastern United States (New York, Rhode Island and Maine) over the past century are of a dubious nature and indicate either accidental transport or intentional release ! Such introductions threaten to firmly establish this agricultural pest in North America !
The wings are white, with black tips on the forewings of both males and females, the female also has two black spots on each forewing ! The underside is a pale greenish and serves as excellent camouflage when at rest. The black markings are generally darker in the summer brood its wingspan is 5 to 6 cm !
The female lays batches of 20 to 100 yellow eggs on plants in the cabbage family and can be a pest on food crops ! They seem to have a preference for cultivated varieties of cabbage and brussels sprouts ! (Brassica olerace) The caterpillars are yellowish green with yellow lines and black spots and feed in groups in plain view on the leaf surface !
I Have Very Fond Childhood Memories Of Chasing These Butterflies Growing Up In A Densely Populated Area Of Liverpool In The Early 1950s !