Pieris brassicae

Pieris brassicae, commonly known as the cabbage butterfly or large white, is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae. It belongs to the genus Pieris and is classified within the order Lepidoptera, class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda, and kingdom Animalia. The species was described by Linnaeus in 1758 and is also referred to by the names gwyn mawr and groot koolwitje.

This butterfly has recorded occurrences in countries including Italy, Spain, the United States, Norway, and Albania. Its host plants include Tropaeolum majus, Reseda lutea, Brassica, and Brassica oleracea var. botrytis. The taxon is listed on the Wikipedia Vital Articles Level 4 focus list and has been described in sources such as the Nordisk familjebok and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.