Large White

Wingspan 50–65 mm. Flies from late April to early October in 3 generationsgeneration A butterfly flies in 2 generations when the year’s first newly emerged adults (1st generation) bring a new “brood” (“children”) capable of flight into the world in the same year. With 3 generations there are “grandchildren” as well in the same year. The number of generations determines in how many months of the year we can see the butterfly.×. Very common in open country and in gardens, but numbers vary from year to year. Mostly seen on the dike and in woodland clearings, where it visits many different flowers. Also a frequent visitor to the buddleias in the summer-house gardens. In gardens the caterpillar feeds mostly on cabbage. In the wild its food plants are various species of the mustard family. Overwinters as a pupa on walls, stones, branches and the like.