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The '''Large cabbage white butterfly's''' scientific name is Pieris brassicae. The most interesting part is that they have 2 species. One is [[large white butterfly]], the other one is a small white butterfly. They are able to be distinguished by size and | The '''Large cabbage white butterfly's''' scientific name is Pieris brassicae. The most interesting part is that they have 2 species. One is [[large white butterfly]], the other one is a small white butterfly. They are able to be distinguished by size and hind wings. In addition, these are a large amount of these in the world so we can see them commonly. | ||
== Body Design == | == Body Design == | ||
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The Large cabbage white butterfly's appearance is similar to Pieris rapae (Small White). However, they have black tips(covers the end of something)on their wings. The black spot is more dark and bigger than the small White. <ref> Arentsen, Hans.[http://www.gardensafari.nl/english/picpages/pieris_brassicae.htm] ''The garden | The Large cabbage white butterfly's appearance is similar to Pieris rapae (Small White). However, they have black tips(covers the end of something)on their wings. The black spot is more dark and bigger than the small White. <ref> Arentsen, Hans.[http://www.gardensafari.nl/english/picpages/pieris_brassicae.htm] ''The garden | ||
safari''. Web. Last-update 2013. 7. 17.</ref> They have a wingspan(the distance from the end of one wing to the end of the other wing)of 58mm~65mm. The male butterflies have black tips on the off-white | safari''. Web. Last-update 2013. 7. 17.</ref> They have a wingspan(the distance from the end of one wing to the end of the other wing)of 58mm~65mm. The male butterflies have black tips on the off-white fore wing(the anterior pair of an insect's two pairs of wings), and the female butterflies have two black dots on the fore wing. Also, both sexes have off-white hind wings(the posterior pair of an insect's two pairs of wings). However, there is no pattern on the hind wing.<ref name=Taina> Taina[http://webspace.webring.com/people/vt/taina/pierisbrassicae.html] ''Butterfly Gardening''. Web. Last-update 16 April 2009.</ref> The back of the hind wing looks more green than on the top of the hind wing. Therefore, when they rest,the green color helps them good with | ||
camouflaging. The black pattern is more dark when they are breeding season.<ref name=Paras>Bhalla, Paras . | camouflaging. The black pattern is more dark when they are breeding season.<ref name=Paras>Bhalla, Paras . | ||
[http://www.treknature.com/gallery/Europe/Germany/East/Sachsen-Anhalt/Halle/photo216899.htm] ''TrekNature. Web. Last-update 2009. 9. 4.</ref> Female butterflies are usually bigger than male butterflies. <ref name=Taina/> | [http://www.treknature.com/gallery/Europe/Germany/East/Sachsen-Anhalt/Halle/photo216899.htm] ''TrekNature. Web. Last-update 2009. 9. 4.</ref> Female butterflies are usually bigger than male butterflies. <ref name=Taina/> | ||
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They have a four stage life cycle. They are egg-caterpillar(larval)-pupal-adult. At first, the female butterfly lays yellow eggs on the top of plants, she lays about 50 to 100. The life cycle begins when they hatch. 10 to 15 days later,the egg will become a larvae.<ref name=Nature>Author Unknown. [http://www.itsnature.org/air/creepy-crawlies-air/cabbage-butterfly/] ''Nature''. Web.</ref> | They have a four stage life cycle. They are egg-caterpillar(larval)-pupal-adult. At first, the female butterfly lays yellow eggs on the top of plants, she lays about 50 to 100. The life cycle begins when they hatch. 10 to 15 days later,the egg will become a larvae.<ref name=Nature>Author Unknown. [http://www.itsnature.org/air/creepy-crawlies-air/cabbage-butterfly/] ''Nature''. Web.</ref> | ||
Their bodies look hairy and are yellow or green with black spots. They can grow up to 60 mm long.<ref name=European cabbageworm Pieris brassicae>Author Unknown. [http://www.ipm.msu.edu/uploads/files/Forecasting_invasion_risks/europeanCabbageworm.pdf] ''European cabbageworm Pieris brassicae. Web. Last-update February 2010.</ref>They start to eat plants, usually cabbage. They are able to change their body color to green because they eat cabbage. The larvae finds a place that is quite or calm and creates a [[cocoon]]. When they create a [[cocoon]], they stop eating. After 10 days, it will become a pupa and they experience metamorphosis(something that develops and changes into something completely different). After 20 days, they will be a large cabbage white butterfly and they live for 1~2 | Their bodies look hairy and are yellow or green with black spots. They can grow up to 60 mm long.<ref name=European cabbageworm Pieris brassicae>Author Unknown. [http://www.ipm.msu.edu/uploads/files/Forecasting_invasion_risks/europeanCabbageworm.pdf] ''European cabbageworm Pieris brassicae. Web. Last-update February 2010.</ref>They start to eat plants, usually cabbage. They are able to change their body color to green because they eat cabbage. The larvae finds a place that is quite or calm and creates a [[cocoon]]. When they create a [[cocoon]], they stop eating. After 10 days, it will become a pupa and they experience metamorphosis(something that develops and changes into something completely different). After 20 days, they will be a large cabbage white butterfly and they live for 1~2 months.<ref name=Nature/> | ||
== Ecology == | == Ecology == | ||
[[File:20m.jpg|thumb|150px|left|This is the habitat of the Large cabbage white butterfly]] | [[File:20m.jpg|thumb|150px|left|This is the habitat of the Large cabbage white butterfly]] | ||
The Large cabbage white butterfly is a common butterfly, so there are huge numbers of them in the world. They spread out widely around all parts of Europe and all places can be their habitats.Gardeners and farmers don't like the large cabbage white butterfly because they damage their crops. Therefore, they use agricultural chemicals to reduce numbers of the large cabbage white butterflies. As a result, they reduced before than 10 years ago. However, that is not serious for them extinction. When they are young, they eat plants, mostly cabbage. However, they eat mustard | The Large cabbage white butterfly is a common butterfly, so there are huge numbers of them in the world. They spread out widely around all parts of Europe and all places can be their habitats.Gardeners and farmers don't like the large cabbage white butterfly because they damage their crops. Therefore, they use agricultural chemicals to reduce numbers of the large cabbage white butterflies. As a result, they reduced before than 10 years ago. However, that is not serious for them extinction. When they are young, they eat plants, mostly cabbage. However, they eat mustard growths as well. When they become an adult butterfly, they eat nectar(sweet liquid produced by flowers)in flowers.<ref name=Nature/> They migrate from april to october.<ref name=Taina/> | ||
== Interesting facts == | == Interesting facts == | ||
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The Pieris Brassicae Butterfly is a large white Butterfly with white wings and black dots on the | The Pieris Brassicae Butterfly is a large white Butterfly with white wings and black dots on the fore wings. | ||
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