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cabbage white
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cabbage white
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any large white butterfly of the genus Pieris, esp the Eurasian species P. brassicae, the larvae of which feed on the leaves of cabbages and related vegetables: family Pieridae


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MAURICE PONS emailed with a selection of recent butterfly records including: brimstone at Kirkdale (May 5), Walton (May 11)' painted lady, Leasowe Common, May 6' red admiral, Walton (May 10)' and red admirals and cabbage whites moving north east along the north Wirral coast on May 11.
But in spite of having most of these, so far this season I have only seen two cabbage whites and two peacocks.
Swallowtails, cabbage whites, skippers, and orange sulphurs follow scent trails to the tiny patches of flowers blooming furiously in the middle of the city.
 
 
 
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