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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Pieris (Artogeia) napi
Pieris napi(Linnaeus, 1758)
  1. Pieridae
  2. Pierinae
  3. Pierini
  4. Pierina
  5. Pieris
  6. Artogeia
  7.  napi
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TL: Sweden   (3600 m.)

Habitat

  • Field boundary strips
  • Fields
  • Forest edges
  • Gardens
  • Glades
  • Meadows
  • Ruderal areas
  • Scrub
  • Woodland

Similar species

  • Pieris balcana
  • Pieris (Artogeia) bryoniae
  • Pieris (Artogeia) ergane
  • Pieris (Artogeia) mannii
  • Pontia callidice
MU

34-50 mm

FU

32-48 mm

MD
FD
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàBlanqueta perfumada
    ČeskyBělásek řepkový
    DanskGrønåret kålsommerfugl
    DeutschRapsweissling
    Eesti keelNaeriliblikas
    EnglishGreen-veined White
    EnglishGreenvein White
    EspañolBlanca verdinervada
    FrançaisPiéride du navet
    HrvatskiCrnožili bijelac
    ÍslenskaÆðaskjanni
    ItalianoLa Navoncella
    LietuviųGriežtinis baltukas
    MagyarRepcelepke
    NederlandsKlein geaderd witje
    NorskRapssommerfugl
    PolskiBielinek bytomkowiec
    ShqipFlutura e repës
    SlovenčinaMlynárik repkový
    SlovenščinaRepični belin
    SrpskiŽiličasti kupusar
    SuomeksiLanttuperhonen
    SvenskaRapsfjäril
    TürkçeYeţildamarlý Beyaz (?)
    ΕλληνικάΠιερίδα της ελαιοκράμβης
    РусскийБелянка брюквенная
    РусскийБрюквенница
    ไทยหนอนกะหล่ำเส้นเขียว
    ქართულითალგამურას თეთრულა
    中文暗脉菜粉蝶
    ייִדישלבנין מעורק
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    BrassicaceaeAlliaria petiolataGarlic mustard
    BrassicaceaeArabidopsis arenosaSand rock-cress
    BrassicaceaeArabis alpinaAlpine Rockcress
    BrassicaceaeArabis glabraTower mustard
    BrassicaceaeArabis hirsutaHairy Rockcress
    BrassicaceaeArmoracia rusticanaHorseradish
    BrassicaceaeAurinia saxatilisBasket of Gold
    BrassicaceaeBarbarea vulgarisBittercress
    BrassicaceaeBerteroa incanaHoary alyssum
    BrassicaceaeBiscutella laevigataBuckler-mustard
    BrassicaceaeBrassica napusRapeseed
    BrassicaceaeBrassica nigra
    BrassicaceaeBrassica oleraceaWild cabbage
    BrassicaceaeBrassica rapaNapa cabbage
    BrassicaceaeBunias orientalisTurkish wartycabbage
    BrassicaceaeCakile maritimaEuropean Sea Rocket
    BrassicaceaeCardamine amaraLarge bitter-cress
    BrassicaceaeCardamine bulbiferaCoralroot bittercress
    BrassicaceaeCardamine flexuosaWavy bittercress
    BrassicaceaeCardamine hirsutaHairy bittercres
    BrassicaceaeCardamine impatiensNarrowleaf bittercress
    BrassicaceaeCardamine pratensisCockoo-flower
    BrassicaceaeCardamine trifoliaTrefoil cress
    BrassicaceaeCardaria drabaWhitetop
    BrassicaceaeDiplotaxis tenuifoliaPerennial wall-rocket
    BrassicaceaeErysimum cheiriWallflower
    BrassicaceaeErysimum odoratum
    BrassicaceaeHesperis matronalisDame's Violet
    BrassicaceaeIberis sempervirensEvergreen candytuft
    BrassicaceaeIsatis tinctoriaWoad
    BrassicaceaeLepidium latifoliumPerennial pepperweed
    BrassicaceaeLobularia maritimaSweet alyssum
    BrassicaceaeLunaria annuaAnnual honesty
    BrassicaceaeLunaria redivivaPerennial honesty
    BrassicaceaeMatthiola incanaBrompton stock
    BrassicaceaeNoccaea caerulescensAlpine penny-cress
    BrassicaceaePseudoturritis turrita
    BrassicaceaeRaphanus raphanistrumWild radish
    BrassicaceaeRaphanus sativusDaikon
    BrassicaceaeRorippa amphibiaGreat yellowcress
    BrassicaceaeRorippa microphyllaOnerow yellowcress
    BrassicaceaeRorippa palustrisMarsh yellow cress
    BrassicaceaeRorippa sylvestrisCreeping yellowcress
    BrassicaceaeSinapis albaWhite mustard
    BrassicaceaeSinapis arvensisCharlock
    BrassicaceaeSisymbrium irioLondon rocket
    BrassicaceaeSisymbrium loeseliiSmall tumbleweed mustard
    BrassicaceaeSisymbrium officinaleHedge mustard
    BrassicaceaeThlaspi arvenseField pennycress
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    ResedaceaeReseda odorataGarden mignonette
    TropaeolaceaeTropaeolum majusGarden Nasturtium
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Papilio napiLinnaeus, 1758
    Pieris meridionalisHeyne, 1895
    Pieris flavescensWagner, 1903
    Pieris dubiosaRöber, 1907
    Pieris canidiaformisDrenowski, 1910
    Pieris arcticaVérity, 1911
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Pieris (Artogeia) napi adalwindaFrühstorfer, 1909
    Pieris (Artogeia) napi atlantis(Oberthür, 1923)
    Pieris (Artogeia) napi balcaricaWojtusiak & Niesiolowski, 1946
    Pieris (Artogeia) napi britannicaVérity, 1911
    Pieris (Artogeia) napi carlosiEitschberger, 1983
    Pieris (Artogeia) napi dubiosaRöber, 1907
    Pieris (Artogeia) napi flavescensWagner, 1903
    Pieris (Artogeia) napi kaszabiEitschberger, 1983
    Pieris (Artogeia) napi keskuelaiEitschberger, 2001
    Pieris (Artogeia) napi lusitanicade Sousa, 1929
    Pieris (Artogeia) napi mauraVérity, 1911
    Pieris (Artogeia) napi mazandaranaEitschberger, 1987
    Pieris (Artogeia) napi meridionalisHeyne, 1895
    Pieris (Artogeia) napi migueliEitschberger, 1983
    Pieris (Artogeia) napi montanaVérity, 1908
    Pieris (Artogeia) napi mucheiEitschberger, 1983
    Pieris (Artogeia) napi napi(Linnaeus, 1758)
    Pieris (Artogeia) napi sabellicaeStephens, 1827
    Pieris (Artogeia) napi santateresaeEitschberger, 1983
    Pieris (Artogeia) napi suffusaSheljuzhko, 1931
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    British ButterfliesSteven Cheshire
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Russian insectsIlya Osipov
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK ButterfliesPeter Eeles

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Male, upperside.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Gniewoszów

Female, upperside.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Szczecin-Klęskowo

Female, underside.

Adam LaryszPoland, Imielin

Female, underside.

Patrick ClementUnited Kingdom, Grafton Wood

Female, underside.

Aneta BalcerkiewiczPoland, Białe

Copulating pair.

Łukasz DawidowiczPoland, Janowiec

Larva.

Marek SwadzbaGermany, Weitersburg

Larva.

Zbigniew WiatrakPoland, Sanok

Pupa.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Warszawa-Wólka Węglowa

Pupa.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Warszawa-Wólka Węglowa

Pupa.

Adam LaryszPoland, Mysłowice-Słupna

Egg.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Truskaw

Egg.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Warszawa-Bielany

Egg.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Warszawa-Bielany
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