58.006 Pieris brassicae (Large White)
ws: m58mm, f63mm; bivoltine Apr-Jun, Jul-Sep; various Brassicaceae; common throughout GB
Pieris brassicae (Large White) §1
ID: Both sexes have an extensive black forewing apical mark. In the male the forewing upperside is otherwise white; the female has two prominent black spots and a black dash along the middle of the dorsum. P.rapae (Small White) is smaller (ws 38-57mm) but otherwise similar - the male has a small black spot on both sides of the forewing. In P.brassicae in both sexes the apical black mark extends almost as far along the termen as it does along the costa, while in P.rapae it extends only a short distance along the termen.
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§1 Foulness, Essex; 07/07/2007
§2 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 06/10/2016; male §3 Hockley Woods, Essex; 22/04/2020; male; fw 32mm §4 Corfe, Dorset; 08/09/2020; female; fw 32mm §5 Corfe, Dorset; 11/09/2020; female All images © Chris Lewis |
§L1 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 01/10/2011
§L2 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 10/10/2016 §P1 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 18/08/2020 |
Page published 01/05/2014 (§1 & §L1) | §2 & §L2 added 12/11/2016 | §3 added 29/04/2020 | §P1 added 08/02/2021 | §4&5 added 09/02/2021
