John Shaw / Abandoned house in middle of a wheat field. Palouse farming area, south eastern Washington, USA, August.

Kim Taylor / Timelapse of a cluster of Large white butterfly (Pieris brasssicae) eggs hatching over the course of a day, caterpillars begin to feed. Controlled conditions.

Dave Bevan / Large white (Pieris brassicae) caterpillars eating Broccoli (Brassica oleracea) leaves, with Small white (Pieris rapae) caterpillars, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK. September.

Chris Mattison / Small White / Cabbage white butterfly (Pieris rapae) on Lavender, Sheffield, UK July (Focus-stacked image)

Simon Colmer / Green-veined White butterfly egg (Pieris napi) above, Orange-tip butterfly egg (Anthocharis cardamines) below, on Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) Sussex, UK. June.

Silvia Reiche / Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) butterfly on flower, Netherlands

Benjamin Barthelemy / Large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae), Vallee de l'Eure (Eure Valley), Eure-et-Loir, France, August

Stephen Dalton / Large white butterfly {Pieris brassicae} in flight over cabbage plant, UK

Kim Taylor / Female Large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) in flight, Surrey, UK. Multiple exposure

Kim Taylor / Large white / Cabbage white butterfly {Pieris brassicae} feeding on spear thistle, England

Kim Taylor / Large white / Cabbage white butterfly {Pieris brassicae} female flies from broccoli flower UK.

Hans Christoph Kappel / Large white / Cabbage white butterfly flying, Germany