Pieridae Pierinae Pierini Colotis (Colotis) evagore Pieris bryoniae
Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Large White

Genus: Pieris Schrank, 1801   Original genus: Papilio Linnaeus, 1758

P. brassicae (© Raniero Panfili)
Adult (female), Ceccano, località S. Ermete (Frosinone), Italy, October 20, 2002
(Photo by Raniero Panfili)
P. brassicae (© Raniero Panfili)
Adult (male), Ceccano, località S. Ermete (Frosinone), Italy, October 20, 2002
(Photo by Raniero Panfili)
P. brassicae (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult, Monti della Laga (Rieti), Italy, June 1991
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
P. brassicae (© Paolo Mazzei)
Larva, Roma, Italy, September 1993
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
P. brassicae (© Diego Reggianti)
Larva, Roma, Italy, May 5, 2000
(Photo by Diego Reggianti)
P. brassicae (© Jose Ramon Erezuma)
Larvae, Ajangiz (Bizkaia), Spain, May 2004
(Photo by Jose Ramon Erezuma)
P. brassicae (© Paolo Mazzei)
Pupa, Roma, Italy, November 1990
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
P. brassicae (© Raniero Panfili)
Eggs, Ceccano (Frosinone), Italy, June 12, 2005
(Photo by Raniero Panfili)

Foodplants:
Principally Brassicaceae, but also Tropaeolaceae, Capparaceae

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