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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Pieris (Artogeia) rapae
Pieris rapae(Linnaeus, 1758)
  1. Pieridae
  2. Pierinae
  3. Pierini
  4. Pierina
  5. Pieris
  6. Artogeia
  7.  rapae
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TL: Sweden   (3000 m.)

Habitat

  • Field boundary strips
  • Fields
  • Gardens
  • Orchards
  • Ruderal areas
  • Scrub

Similar species

  • Pieris (Artogeia) bryoniae
  • Pieris (Artogeia) ergane
  • Pieris (Artogeia) krueperi
  • Pieris (Artogeia) mannii
  • Pieris (Artogeia) napi
  • Pieris (P.) brassicae
MU
FU

39-56 mm

MD
FD
  • Austria
  • Bosnia-Herzegovina
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ArmenianՌապա սպիտակաթիթեռ
    AzərbaycancaTurpəng kəpənəyi
    CatalàBlanqueta de la col
    ČeskyBělásek řepový
    DanskLille kålsommerfugl
    DeutschKleiner Kohlweissling
    Eesti keelVäike-kapsaliblikas
    EnglishCabbage White
    EnglishSmall White
    EspañolBlanquita de la Col
    FaroeseSnjófiðrildi
    FrançaisPiéride de la rave
    HrvatskiRepičin bijelac
    ÍslenskaEngjaskjanni
    ItalianoLa Rapaiola
    LatviešuRāceņu baltenis
    LietuviųRopinis baltukas
    MagyarRépalepke
    NederlandsKlein koolwitje
    NorskLiten kålsommerfugl
    PolskiBielinek rzepnik
    PortuguêsBorboleta-das-couves
    PortuguêsBranca-das-couves
    PortuguêsLagarta-das-couves
    RomânăAlbilița
    RomânăFluturele verzei
    ShqipFlutura e vogël e lakrës
    SlovenčinaMlynárik repový
    SlovenščinaRepin belin
    SrpskiMali kupusar
    SrpskiЛептир купусар
    SuomeksiNaurisperhonen
    SvenskaRovfjäril
    TürkçeKüçük Beyaz Melek
    ΕλληνικάΠιερίδα του γογγυλιού
    БеларускаяБялянка рэпавая
    БългарскиРапична пеперуда
    РусскийБелянка репная
    РусскийБелянка реповая
    РусскийРепница
    УкраїнськаБілан ріп'яний
    ไทยผีเสื้อหนอนกะหล่ำเล็ก
    ქართულითალგამის თეთრულა
    中文菜粉蝶
    日本語モンシロチョウ
    한국어배추흰나비
    ייִדישלבנין צנון
    العربيةأبو دقيق الملفوف
    العربيةالبيضاء الصغيرة
    زبان_فارسیسفید کوچک کلم
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    BrassicaceaeAlliaria petiolataGarlic mustard
    BrassicaceaeAlyssum alyssoidesPale madwort
    BrassicaceaeAlyssum murale
    BrassicaceaeArabis alpinaAlpine Rockcress
    BrassicaceaeArabis caucasicaGarden arabis
    BrassicaceaeArabis glabraTower mustard
    BrassicaceaeArabis hirsutaHairy Rockcress
    BrassicaceaeArmoracia rusticanaHorseradish
    BrassicaceaeAubrieta deltoideaLilacbush
    BrassicaceaeAurinia saxatilisBasket of Gold
    BrassicaceaeBarbarea strictaSmall-flowered winter-cress
    BrassicaceaeBarbarea vulgarisBittercress
    BrassicaceaeBrassica napusRapeseed
    BrassicaceaeBrassica oleraceaWild cabbage
    BrassicaceaeBrassica rapaNapa cabbage
    BrassicaceaeBunias orientalisTurkish wartycabbage
    BrassicaceaeCakile maritimaEuropean Sea Rocket
    BrassicaceaeCardamine amaraLarge bitter-cress
    BrassicaceaeCardamine hirsutaHairy bittercres
    BrassicaceaeCardamine pratensisCockoo-flower
    BrassicaceaeCardaria drabaWhitetop
    BrassicaceaeCochlearia officinalisCommon Scurvygrass
    BrassicaceaeCoincya monensis
    BrassicaceaeCrambe maritimaSea kale
    BrassicaceaeCrambe tataria
    BrassicaceaeDiplotaxis erucoidesWhite rocket
    BrassicaceaeDiplotaxis muralisAnnual wall-rocket
    BrassicaceaeDiplotaxis tenuifoliaPerennial wall-rocket
    BrassicaceaeEruca vesicariaArugula
    BrassicaceaeErucastrum gallicumHairy rocket
    BrassicaceaeErysimum odoratum
    BrassicaceaeHesperis matronalisDame's Violet
    BrassicaceaeIberis sempervirensEvergreen candytuft
    BrassicaceaeIberis umbellataGarden candytuft
    BrassicaceaeIsatis tinctoriaWoad
    BrassicaceaeLepidium didymumLesser swine-cress
    BrassicaceaeLepidium graminifoliumGrassleaf pepperweed
    BrassicaceaeLepidium ruderaleNarrow-leaf pepperwort
    BrassicaceaeLepidium virginicumLeast pepperwort
    BrassicaceaeLobularia maritimaSweet alyssum
    BrassicaceaeLunaria annuaAnnual honesty
    BrassicaceaeNoccaea caerulescensAlpine penny-cress
    BrassicaceaeRaphanus raphanistrumWild radish
    BrassicaceaeRaphanus sativusDaikon
    BrassicaceaeRorippa amphibiaGreat yellowcress
    BrassicaceaeRorippa sylvestrisCreeping yellowcress
    BrassicaceaeSinapis albaWhite mustard
    BrassicaceaeSinapis arvensisCharlock
    BrassicaceaeSisymbrium altissimumJim Hill mustard
    BrassicaceaeSisymbrium loeseliiSmall tumbleweed mustard
    BrassicaceaeSisymbrium officinaleHedge mustard
    BrassicaceaeTarenaya hasslerianaSpider flower
    BrassicaceaeThlaspi arvenseField pennycress
    CapparaceaeCapparis spinosaCaper
    ResedaceaeReseda albaWhite mignonette
    ResedaceaeReseda luteaWild Mignonette
    ResedaceaeReseda luteolaDyer's rocket
    ResedaceaeReseda phyteumaRampion mignonette
    TropaeolaceaeTropaeolum majusGarden Nasturtium
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    ResedaceaeResedaMignonette
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Pieris (Artogeia) rapae crucivora(Boisduval, 1836)
    Pieris (Artogeia) rapae debilis(Alphéraky, 1889)
    Pieris (Artogeia) rapae deleta(Strand, 1901)
    Pieris (Artogeia) rapae kenteanaRühl, [1893]
    Pieris (Artogeia) rapae leucosomaSchawerda, 1905
    Pieris (Artogeia) rapae mauretanicaVérity, 1908
    Pieris (Artogeia) rapae meleager(Hemming, 1934)
    Pieris (Artogeia) rapae rapae(Linnaeus, 1758)
    Pieris (Artogeia) rapae transcaucasica(Stauder, 1925)
    Pieris (Artogeia) rapae yunnanaMell, 1943
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    African Butterfly Database
    British ButterfliesSteven Cheshire
    Butterflies and Moths of North America
    Butterflies and Moths of Northern IrelandRobert Thompson, Brian Nelson
    Butterflies of AmericaA.Warren, K.Davis, M.Stangeland
    Butterflies of IndiaKunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    North American Moth Photographers Group
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Russian insectsIlya Osipov
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK ButterfliesPeter Eeles

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Female.

Adam LaryszPoland, Imielin

Male, upperside.

Szymon BzomaPoland, Wilkowiecko

Female, upperside.

Raniero PanfiliItaly, Ceccano

Adult, underside.

Zbigniew WiatrakPoland, Dębna

Adult, underside.

Patrick ClementUnited Kingdom, Coombe Hill NR

Copulating pair.

Michał RadziszewskiPoland, Strzelno

Larva.

Никита ЧулаевUkraine, Харків

Larva.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Warszawa-Wólka Węglowa

Larva.

Marek WoźniakPoland

Larva.

Marek WoźniakPoland

Larva.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Warszawa-Wólka Węglowa

Larva.

Małgorzata MiłaszewskaPoland, Mikołów

Pupa.

Никита ЧулаевUkraine, Харків

Pupa.

Wojciech KudłaPoland

Pupa.

Roland ŠtefanovičSlovakia, Galanta

Egg.

Roland ŠtefanovičSlovakia, Galanta

Egg.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Warszawa-Wólka Węglowa

Egg.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Warszawa-Wólka Węglowa
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