Cabbage White Butterfly
Taken at Ardmore Point on 13th August 2015 using Panasonic Lumic LX5 in macro mode.
 Fact File
Cabbage White Butterfly.
Species:
Order:
Family:		 Pieris brassicae.
Lepidoptera.
Pieridae
Larval Food:
Adult Food:
Wingspan:
Habitat:
Flies/Found:
Feature:
 The plant the the eggs are laid on.
Oil-seed rape, cabbages and brussel sprouts.
5 - 6.5 cms.
Large, open spaces, as well as farms and vegetable gardens.
Two broods, Adults appear in April then in June.
The large white is a strong flier and the British population is reinforced in most years by migrations from the continent. Scattered reports of the large white from 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.