Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Large White Butterfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPieris brassicae (Large White Butterfly)
GenusPieris (Zoo.) (whites)
TribePierini (white butterflies)
SubfamilyPIERINAE (orange-tip and white butterflies)
FamilyPIERIDAE (white butterflies, brimstones, and orange-tips)
SuperfamilyPAPILIONOIDEA (butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Pieris brassicae (Large White Butterfly) :
1: Pieris brassicae (Large White Butterfly)
19 Aug 2013 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Visiting Buddleia
Image 1: Wings slightly apart
2: Pieris brassicae (Large White Butterfly)
30 Jun 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on window
Image 1: Caterpillar - anterior portion - lateral view - dark backgroundImage 2: Caterpillar - anterior portion - lateral view - dark background (2)Image 3: Caterpillar in position to pupate - dorsal view - pale backgroundImage 4: Caterpillar in position to pupate - dorso-lateral view - pale backgroundImage 5: Caterpillar in position to pupate - dorso-lateral view - pale background (2)Image 6: Caterpillar in position to pupate - lateral view - dark backgroundImage 7: Caterpillar in position to pupate - lateral view - grey backgroundImage 8: Caterpillar in position to pupate - lateral view - pale backgroundImage 9: Pupa - dorsalImage 10: Pupa - dorsal view - pale backgroundImage 11: Pupa - dorso-lateral view - pale backgroundImage 12: Pupa - dorso-lateral view - pale background (2)Image 13: Pupa - lateralImage 14: Pupa - lateral view - grey backgroundImage 15: Pupa - lateral view - grey background (2)Image 16: Pupa - lateral view - grey background (3)Image 17: Pupa - ventral
3: Pieris brassicae (Large White Butterfly)
30 Jun 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on window
Image 1: Larva - positioned for pupation - lateral view - dark backgroundImage 2: Larva - positioned for pupation - lateral view - dark background (2)Image 3: Larva - positioned for pupation - lateral view - grey backgroundImage 4: Larva - positioned for pupation - lateral view - pale backgroundImage 5: Larva - positioned for pupation - latero-dorsal view - pale backgroundImage 6: Pupa - fresh - dorsal view - pale backroundImage 7: Pupa - fresh - dorsal view - pale backround (2)Image 8: Pupa - fresh - dorsal view - pale backround (3)Image 9: Pupa - fresh - dorso-lateral view - grey backroundImage 10: Pupa - fresh - lateral view - grey backroundImage 11: Pupa - fresh - lateral view - grey backround (2)Image 12: Pupa - fresh - lateral view - grey backround (3)Image 13: Pupa - fresh - lateral view - grey backround (4)
4: Pieris brassicae (Large White Butterfly)
30 Jun 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Pupa - about to emerge - dorsal - close-upImage 2: Pupa - about to emerge - lateral - close-upImage 3: Pupa - about to emerge - lateral - close-up (2)Image 4: Pupa - about to emerge - ventral - close-upImage 5: Pupa - about to emerge - ventral - close-up (2)Image 6: Pupal exuvia - dorsal - close-upImage 7: Pupal exuvia - lateral - close-upImage 8: Pupal exuvia - ventral - close-up
5: Pieris brassicae (Large White Butterfly)
20 Jul 2003 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Buddleia flowers
Image 1: Side view
6: Pieris brassicae (Large White Butterfly)
14 May 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
pupa, just about to emerge, on backdoor
Image 1: Pupa - lateral viewImage 2: Pupa - lateral view (2)Image 3: Pupa - lateral view (3)Image 4: Pupa - lateral view (4)
7: Pieris brassicae (Large White Butterfly)
25 Aug 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Larva on window
Image 1: Larva - ventralImage 2: Larva - ventral - anteriorImage 3: Larva - ventral - anterior (2)
8: Pieris brassicae (Large White Butterfly)
13 May 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in garage
Image 1: Antenna, head and thorax - lateral - close-upImage 2: Anterior viewImage 3: Anterior view (2)Image 4: Head, tongue and thorax - lateral - close-upImage 5: Hindwing - ventral - close-upImage 6: Lateral view - on paperImage 7: Lateral view - on ThymeImage 8: Hindwing - ventral - magnified
9: Pieris brassicae (Large White Butterfly)
18 Feb 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in inside of door of garden shed
Image 1: Pupa - dorsal viewImage 2: Pupa - side viewImage 3: Pupa - side view (2)Image 4: Pupa - three quarter view
10: Pieris brassicae (Large White Butterfly)
7 Aug 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Ova and young and mature larvae on Garden Nasturtium
Image 1: Larva - dorsal viewImage 2: Larval aggregationImage 3: Larval aggregation (2)Image 4: Larval aggregation (3)Image 5: Larval aggregation - oblique viewImage 6: Larva - oblique viewImage 7: Ovum mass - oblique viewImage 8: Ovum mass - oblique view (2)Image 9: Ovum mass - oblique view (3)Image 10: Ova - cluster - close-upImage 11: Ova - cluster from aboveImage 12: Ova - from aboveImage 13: Ova - oblique viewImage 14: Ovum - lateral view
11: Pieris brassicae (Large White Butterfly)
17 Jul 1976 OSGR: SU93 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Female, visiting Buddleia
Image 1: Female - underside - wings togetherImage 2: Female - underside - wings together (2)

Pieris brassicae (Large White Butterfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pieris brassicae (Large White Butterfly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 11 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pieris brassicae (Large White Butterfly)
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