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British butterflies, butterfly, Large white butterfly, Large white caterpillars, Large white larvae
If you’re a gardener living in Britain, you’re probably familiar with today’s creatures, the caterpillars of the Large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae), munching on your cauliflowers or broccoli, but I’d never seen them until last week. I think they’re rather attractive but I can certainly understand why the gardeners amongst you might not think so well of them.

I was amused by this letter about cabbage whites in the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/24/all-cabbage-whites-great-and-small-oh-lord-gardeners-hate-them-all
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Love it! Thanks for that link, Philip.
In my home country, New Zealand, we only have one white butterfly, the Small white, Pieris rapae, and we do call it the Cabbage white, though I know my dad also called it the bl**dy Cabbage white when it ravaged his garden! 🙂
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