Canary Islands Large White

Canary Islands Large White
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Pieris
Species: P. cheiranthi
Binomial name
Pieris cheiranthi
(Hübner, 1808)

The Canary Islands Large White (Pieris cheiranthi) is a species of butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is endemic to the Canary Islands (Spain).

Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The wingspan is 57–66 millimetres (2.2–2.6 in). The butterfly flies from March to October. The larvae feed on Tropaeolum majus (nasturtiums) and Crambe strigosa.

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