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Large White Butterfly Caterpillar / Kupusar (gusjenica)
Pieris brassicae
45.0678, 13.6527
Field Notes
Description:
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 6.5 cm.
Habitat:
The Large White is common throughout Europe, north Africa, and Asia to the Himalayas often in agricultural areas, meadows and parkland. It has managed to establish a population in South Africa and in 1995 it was predicted to spread to Australia and New Zealand
Notes:
Related spotting (imago): http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/27213029 and http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/23740027
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Pieris brassicae
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PublishedMay 16, 2013
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