Butterfly or moth
Large White
Pieris brassicae · Pieridae · Lepidoptera
Best monthsMay · Jul–Augmost records
Records2,584,016in 65 countries
Most seen inUnited Kingdom1,879,254 records
Red List–IUCN status
About
Large White in brief
The large white (Pieris brassicae) is a butterfly or moth of the Pieridae family — species of butterfly.
Across the 65 countries we cover it has 2,584,016 published records, most of them from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and France. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in May, July and August and fall to their lowest in January and February.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
United Kingdom1,879,254 records · best Jul, Aug
Netherlands200,581 records · best Jul, Aug
France131,434 records · best Jul, Jun
Belgium95,916 records · best Jul, Aug
Switzerland58,595 records · best Jul, Jun
Germany49,409 records · best Jul, Aug
Denmark38,237 records · best Jul, Aug
Sweden32,869 records · best Jul, Aug
Spain18,519 records · best Apr, Jun
Ireland17,153 records · best Aug, Jul
Israel11,778 records · best Apr, May
Austria9,160 records · best Jul, Aug
Poland8,444 records · best Jul, Aug
Portugal6,564 records · best Apr, Mar
Luxembourg4,419 records · best Jul, Aug
Italy3,526 records · best Jun, Jul
South Africa2,432 records · best Oct, Sep
Greece1,965 records · best May, Apr
Lithuania1,798 records · best Jul, Aug
Serbia1,796 records · best Jun, Apr
Russia1,609 records · best Aug, Jul
Estonia1,535 records · best Jul, Aug
Türkiye1,186 records · best Jun, May
Czechia841 records · best Jul, Aug
Ukraine702 records · best Jul, Jun
Chile530 records · best Feb, Mar
Romania452 records · best Jul, May
Cyprus345 records · best Apr, Mar
Nepal307 records · best Mar, May
Morocco283 records · best Apr, May
Bulgaria275 records · best Jun, Jul
Croatia193 records · best Jun, Jul
Andorra177 records · best Jan, Jul
Belarus170 records · best Jul, May
Malta149 records · best Nov, Apr
Georgia144 records · best Sep, May
Slovenia140 records · best Jul, Aug
Algeria128 records · best May, Apr
Slovakia127 records · best Jul, Aug
Kazakhstan119 records · best Aug, Jun
Armenia111 records · best Jun, Jul
Liechtenstein85 records · best Jul, Aug
Palestine82 records · best Apr, Oct
Latvia64 records · best Jul, Aug
Albania63 records · best Jun, May
Pakistan42 records · best Mar, May
Kyrgyzstan41 records · best Jul, May
Syria34 records · best Apr, Jun
Tajikistan27 records · best Jun, Apr
Iran26 records · best Jun, May
Afghanistan25 records · best May, Jun
Uzbekistan23 records · best May, Mar
Iraq20 records · best Jun, Jul
Bosnia and Herzegovina16 records · best Jun, Jul
Bhutan16 records · best Apr, May
Kosovo15 records · best Nov, Mar
Azerbaijan13 records · best May, Jun
Moldova11 records · best Jul, May
Lebanon11 records · best Jun, Jul
Tunisia11 records · best Mar, May
Jordan9 records · best May, Mar
Monaco4 records · best Nov, Apr
Iceland3 records · best Mar, Jul
San Marino2 records · best Jul, Jan
Vatican City1 records · best Nov, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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