Large White Butterfly / Kupusar

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 - 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 (caterpillar): http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/237... and (imago) http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/237...