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Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
Superphylum: Ecdysozoa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Infraclass: Neoptera
Superorder: Panorpida
Order: Lepidoptera
Suborder: Glossata
Cohort: Myoglossata
Subcohort: Neolepidoptera
Infraorder: Heteroneura
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Pieridae
Subfamily: Pierinae
Tribe: Pierini
Genus: Pieris

Pieris brassicae is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. The large white is a close relative to Pieris rapae. It is common throughout Europe, North Africa, Asia even through the Himalayas.

Common name(s): Large White, Cabbage Butterfly, Cabbage White, Large Cabbage White, White cabbage butterfly

Synonym(s): Papilio brassicae
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