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What do cabbage white butterflies eat?

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The caterpillars feed on plants belonging to the Brassica family, the butterflies feed on nectar.

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They eat nectar and the caterpillars eat leaves from the cabbage and raddish family.

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they dont eat plants they eat clothes.

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