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Large White or Cabbage Butterfly (Groot Koolwitje)

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The Large White (Pieris brassicae) is one of two species that can claim the title of Cabbage White and Cabbage Butterfly. The other species is the very similar Small White (Pieris rapae). The Large White, a butterfly in the family Pieridae, is common throughout Europe, north Africa, and Asia to the Himalayas. It has managed to establish a population in South Africa. This species is found in a wide variety of habitats and can turn up almost anywhere, including gardens, allotments, parks…
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