Habitat=Gardens,parks and countryside.
Larval Food Plant=Cabbage and Nasturtium.
Flight Period=Apr-May and Jul-Aug
Species Description
In the name the Small White is smaller than the Large White. The Small White is an extremely common and widespread butterfly to all of the UK except to the far north. It is a garden butterfly and its larvae can be seen eating and stripping cabbage leaves. It hatches from yellow eggs witch are laid singly. Like the Large White the Small White spends the winter in it's pupa witch is attached to a plant stem or fence. The Small Whites numbers boost in the summer due to migration from mainland Europe.
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