Large White Pieris brassicae

ab. lacticolor Lempke 1953

The ground colour of this variation is creamy rather than white.

ab. carnea Gr. Smith 1930

The ground colour of a decided pink colouration. The original description was of bred stock from Aberdeen.

I suspect that modern examples of this variation have had pink food dye added to their food plant, as they do not produce "pink" offspring when bred on for another generation.

ab. carnea Gr. Smith 1930

An extreme example.

The ground colour of a decided pink colouration. The original description was of bred stock from Aberdeen.

I suspect that modern examples of this variation have had pink food dye added to their food plant, as they do not produce "pink" offspring when bred on for another generation.

ab. carnea Gr. Smith 1930

An extreme male.

The ground colour of a decided pink colouration. The original description was of bred stock from Aberdeen.

I suspect that modern examples of this variation have had pink food dye added to their food plant, as they do not produce "pink" offspring when bred on for another generation.

ab. marginata Gr-Smith 1929

There is a thin marginal band of black scales running parallel with the fringes on the upperside of the hindwings, usually most marked at the apex.

ab. marginata Gr-Smith 1929

A more strongly marked male.

There is a thin marginal band of black scales running parallel with the fringes on the upperside of the hindwings, usually most marked at the apex.

ab. nigronotata Jachontov 1903

Males with a small black spot in the disc of the upperside of the forewings, this is usually tiny, unlike the female.

ab. maria Mellaerts 1926

Females with the two black spots in the disc on the upperside forewings united by black scales.

ab. fasciata Kiefer 1918

Females with the two black spots in the disc of the forewings united with black scales, joining the upper apical blotch with a line of black scales.

ab. striata Rocci 1919

Females with the upper of the two black spots in the disc of the forewings united with the apical blotch with two lines of black scales that travel horizontally along the veins.

ab. fuscosignata Lempke 1953

The black markings of the upperside are replaced with brown-black.

ab. vazquezi Oberthur 1913

The apical mark on the forewings is grey, the remaining spots and marks all normal.

Occurs in both sexes.

ab. vazquezi Oberthur 1913

The apical mark on the forewings is grey, the remaining spots and marks all normal.

Occurs in both sexes.

ab. albinensis Gardiner 1962

Complete absence of all the black scales and black hairs of the body. Black scales on the antennae replaced with white.

The markings are ghostly grey, a true albino. 

ab. albinensis Gardiner 1962

Complete absence of all the black scales and black hairs of the body. Black scales on the antennae replaced with white.

The markings are ghostly grey, a true albino. 

ab. albinensis Gardiner 1962

I have shown a rather nice male underside of the unique aberration.

Complete absence of all the black scales and black hairs of the body. Black scales on the antennae replaced with white.

The markings are ghostly grey, a true albino. 

Ab. homoeotic

A general term used whenever a portion of a wing is placed in a different portion of a wing than normal. Underside patterns can be placed on the upperside, and vice-versa

Ab. homoeotic

A general term used whenever a portion of a wing is placed in a different portion of a wing than normal. Underside patterns can be placed on the upperside, and vice-versa

ab. minor Ksienchopolsky 1911

Any specimens much smaller than usual, between 40-50mm.
The specimen shown is 40 mm.

ab. coerulea Gardiner 1963

On the underside the normal cream and green colouration is replaced by pale blue. The upperside is thinly scaled, giving a pure white appearance instead of the normal-creamy white or off-white colour.

ab. coerulea Gardiner 1963

On the underside the normal cream and green colouration is replaced by pale blue. The upperside is thinly scaled, giving a pure white appearance instead of the normal-creamy white or off-white colour.

ab. venata Verity 1908

On the underside the veins are dusted with grey-violet, causing them to stand out.

In the female it can also be noticed on the upperside.

ab. infra-fasciata Gr-Smith 1929

On the underside only the two black spots in the disc of the forewings united by black scales. The upperside should be normal.

As males do not have the two spots on the upperside, any undersides of males showing this characteristic can be placed here.

ab. infra-fasciata Gr-Smith 1929

On the underside only the two black spots in the disc of the forewings united by black scales. The upperside should be normal.

As males do not have the two spots on the upperside, any undersides of males showing this characteristic can be placed here.