Caterpillar type

[Cpx]

Hi everyone!
i have a few photos of caterpillers, im unsure on what type they are...if anyone can ID them for me?
id be greatful.

[Lance Morgan]

These are all Large white Butterfly.

[ladyhawk]

cabbage white as i had them on the same plants,

[aeshna5]

Originally Posted by ladyhawk

cabbage white as i had them on the same plants,

Strictly speaking there isn't a species called "cabbage white"- it's a generic term used by gardeners/farmers to cover both Large + Small White, the larvae of which feed on cabbages amongst others, though the former species is more damaging as it lays many eggs in a batch.

Lance was correct saying Large White.

[Cpx]

Thankyou very much, these were around from early march until late october, any idea when they would of formed into Butterflies?

[Dogghound]

Originally Posted by Cpx

Thankyou very much, these were around from early march until late october, any idea when they would of formed into Butterflies?

Pieris brassicae is found from April through till october as an adult, it has about two to three broods per year, so if they were there all year then they would be continually turning into adults in batches. This species hibernates in the form of a pupa so likely the later brood wont be adults until next year.

[Lance Morgan]

The Larva when fully fed does not pupate on the foodplant (in this case nasturtium) it wanders away from the foodplant which dies when the first frosts come.
Often I have found the larvae on the patio or in the house if the door is left open. They tend to like solid upright surfaces like walls, fence posts and panels that afford some protection from the winter weather. They spin a silk girdle and pupate upright with the head to the top. The pupa is green with black and yellow markings and hatches in the late Spring.