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Large White Butterfly Larvae

Pieris brassicae

Photo by InêsVeloso
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Field Notes

Description:

Large white larvae experience four moltings and five instars.
Black head. Green body with a yellow stripe and black dots.

Habitat:

The large white is common throughout Europe, North Africa, Asia even through the Himalayas.
Often in agricultural areas, meadows and parkland.

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