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Cabbage White


Cabbage White
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Copyright: Ram Thakur (ramthakur) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3015 W: 112 N: 8001] (25869)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-08-12
Categories: Insects
Camera: Sony DSC-P200
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-10-06 4:35
Viewed: 740
Points: 20
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CABBAGE WHITE

The Large White or Cabbage White Pieris brassicae is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. The butterfly is called the Large Cabbage White in India.

Appearance, behaviour and distribution

The Large White is common throughout Europe, North Africa and Asia to the Himalayas often in agricultural areas, meadows and parkland. It is a strong flyer and the British population is reinforced in most years by migrations from the continent. Its wingspan is 5 to 6.5 cm.
The wings are white, with black tips on the forewings of both males and females; the female also has two black spots on each forewing. The underside is a pale greenish and serves as excellent camouflage when at rest. The black marking are generally darker in the summer brood.

Lifecycle and foodplants

The female lays batches of 20 to 100 yellow eggs on plants in the cabbage family and can be a pest on food crops. They seem to have a preference for cultivated varieties of Brassica oleracea such as cabbage and brussel sprouts. The caterpillars are yellowish green with yellow lines and black spots and feed in groups in plain view on the leaf surface. They gain protection from predators by obtaining distasteful mustard oils from their foodplants although large numbers are sometimes lost to the parasitic wasp Apanteles glomeratus. The chrysalis is also yellowish green with black spots. The species over-winters as a chrysalis. It has two broods in a year; the first is on the wing in May and June and the second in August.

Source: Wikipedia

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2814 W: 75 N: 7958] (26909)
  • [2006-10-06 5:25]
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Hello Ram!

Fascinating picture :-) I mean - this butterfly is very common in Poland and I didn't expected to see it in such exotic place as India :-) Great macro, detailed, sharp, with nice composition and BG. Only one nit - slightly OE wings.

Hi Ram,
Great macro. impressive colors end beautiful composition.Tfs.

hAyAti

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2707 W: 139 N: 7809] (24333)
  • [2006-10-06 7:09]

Hello Ram,
This is a fine presentation of this rather worn White. It may be called Cabbage White in India but it is not the same species, P. brassicae, as in Europe. The markings at the wing tips are not the same. Undoubtedly this is Pieris species, but which?
TFS, regards, Ivan

Salut Ram
Belle présentation ,les couleurs et la nettetée sont très bonnes, belle composition
J'apprécie les beaux papillons Ils augmentent la beauté de mon écran de veille
au revoir ....JP

bonjour ram
malgrés les ailes OE le reste reste tres bien fait sur le plan couleurs et details.
laurent

super photo belles couleurs bonne réussite et bonne note
bravo
edith

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1477 W: 18 N: 3013] (11052)
  • [2006-10-06 15:08]

Nice light coming through the wings. Lovely settings and great POV and composition

TFS

Karan

Hello Ram,
Very nice backlight. Sharp with vivid colors. Well done and TFS.
JC

Hey Ram
Great shot of CABBAGE WHITE,
nice colors and composition,
Excellent

Regards
Fartash

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  • osse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1029 W: 0 N: 90] (7755)
  • [2006-10-07 21:26]

Hi Ram
Great backlight shot. Good colours and POV.
Well done mf

osse

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