Steve's Nature Quiz #29

Here's a butterfly that many of you will be familiar with, the Cabbage White, Pieris brassicae, but which of these is NOT a food plant for its caterpillars?

a) Cabbage, Brassica oleracea

 b) Black Mustard, Brassica nigra

 c) Caper, Capparis spinosa

If you answered c) Caper, Capparis spinosa, then up until the end of last month you'd have been correct but that was before the #CreteNature blog visited Sklavoi – Village of the Slaves. It was there that we observed the caterpillars of this butterfly happily munching away on Caper leaves and added a new piece of information to our knowledge of this very common butterfly. So now the answer is ALL are food plants for its caterpillars.

I can't promise you new discoveries every week but there's usually something to make you say "Gosh! I never knew that," as well as some beautiful scenery and a few laughs along the way. So why not join us as we stroll around the countryside of Crete poking our noses into bushes, streams and under stones to unearth some of the many wonders of nature? Just follow the #CreteNature blog.
Location: Perivolakia 720 59, Greece

Comments

  1. Simon Douglas Thompson17 December 2017 at 11:56

    Wonder if they are still flying in Crete?

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    1. Steve Daniels17 December 2017 at 20:53

      They are Simon, the Whites are an all year round butterfly here.

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