Evidence found
143,912 records across 59 countries and territories, 1800–2026.
Pieris brassicae · GBIF taxon key 1920506
Where has the Large White been recorded?
Pieris brassicae occurrence evidence comes from 143,912 records in 59 countries and territories, from 1800 to 2026. Most records come from Belgium.
- 143,912 records
- 59 places
- 152 years recorded
- Insecta class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-20. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: July.
6 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
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Peak month: July. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18002026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Large White has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Large White. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 95,097 | |
| Sweden | 31,326 | |
| United Kingdom | 4,156 | |
| Luxembourg | 3,907 | |
| Germany | 3,034 | |
| Austria | 2,250 | |
| Spain | 1,410 | |
| Israel | 853 | |
| France | 752 | |
| Romania | 247 | |
| Italy | 110 | |
| Netherlands | 107 | |
| Ireland | 75 | |
| Portugal | 62 | |
| Denmark | 56 | |
| South Africa | 51 | |
| Russia | 47 | |
| Greece | 46 | |
| Switzerland | 45 | |
| Czechia | 42 | |
| Finland | 31 | |
| Andorra | 22 | |
| Türkiye | 19 | |
| Liechtenstein | 18 | |
| Poland | 16 | |
| Ukraine | 14 | |
| Chile | 12 | |
| Lithuania | 12 | |
| Estonia | 7 | |
| Uzbekistan | 7 | |
| Cyprus | 6 | |
| Guernsey | 6 | |
| India | 6 | |
| Latvia | 6 | |
| Bulgaria | 5 | |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | |
| Georgia | 4 | |
| Croatia | 4 | |
| Malta | 4 | |
| Azerbaijan | 3 |
Showing the top 40 of 59 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Pieridae.
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301,860 records
Green-veined White
229,076 records
Brimstone
225,837 records
Orange-tip
107,377 records
Clouded Yellow
26,437 records
Wood White
22,590 records
Great Southern white
1,954 records
African Caper White
460 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.