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Pieris brassicae
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.
The female lays batches of 20 to 100 yellow eggs on plants in the cabbage family and can be a pest on food crops. They seem to have a preference for cultivated varieties of Brassica oleracea such as cabbage and brussels sprouts.
Spotted on Aug 1, 2012
Submitted on Aug 16, 2012
3 Comments
Thanks for the nice comments!
Daniela, sin duda estas flores atraen mucho a las mariposas. Yo me he comprado un arbolito de estos y espero que el año que viene me vengan mariposas a la terraza :-)
Beautiful picture..
¡Muy bonita serie! Me encanta esa inflorescencia lila, debe ser un manjar para las mariposas. :-)