The caterpillars pupate beneath eaves, under fences or on tree trunks: it is often easy to find the overwintering speckled chrysalises, from which adult butterflies emerge in spring. They protect themselves from predators by accumulating mustard oil, from the foodplant, in their bodies – this makes them smell unpleasant and extremely distasteful. They feed communally, making large holes in the foodplant’s leaves. The caterpillars, which are grey-green mottled with black spots and yellow stripes, hatch after a few weeks.

Females lay clusters of 40-100 yellowish eggs on the undersides of leaves.

Migrants from continental Europe join our resident population each summer. Download high quality Black And White Butterfly clip art from our collection of 66000000 clip. The large white is common throughout Britain and is considered a pest by many gardeners, as the caterpillars can severely damage Brassica crops. 16983 Black And White Butterfly clip art images on GoGraph. The forewing of both sexes has a black boomerang shaped marking on its tip which extends. Males have no spots on the upperside, but two black spots on the underside. The upperside of the wings of adult great white butterflies are white. Females also have two black spots and a black streak on each wing. Large white butterflies have white wings with broad black tips on the forewings.

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